Last Tuesday, May 3, a father starred in a fist fight with regarding 30 students in a school in Arizona, United States, whom he accused of making him bullying to his two children.
The man identified as Willie Smith attended Tucson High Magnet School following officials called him to pick up his children, who had been involved in an altercation with students.
As reported by the New York Postthe establishment authorities had previously advised Smith to use the rear exit instead of the main one, as a measure to avoid further problems with the teenagers.
However, the man refused to listen with the excuse that would resort to violenceand led his children through the schoolyard, where he and the children were insulted by a group of students.
Against this, the subject pinned one of the youths to the ground and began to punch him, starting a massive fight that lasted for 15 minutes and had to be controlled by school personnel.
@whatsuptucson Video from inside Tucson High School shows a parent involved in an altercation with multiple students. pic.twitter.com/97WZ9kbpZ6
— Piercen Sturdavant (@Pasty_P_) May 3, 2022
The man was subsequently arrested for the crime of “disruption in an educational institute”but was later released -although he will have to pay a fine for the incident-, while the other 30 students were suspended from the establishment.
The Tucson Police Department is reviewing the case, since several students ended up with injuries, and one of them had a concussion.
For her part, the director of the school, Shawna Rodriguez, assured that will address the issue of bullying through internal forums with students and parents.
The situation quickly became viral on social networks, because several students who were in the place uploaded videos and photos from different angles.