March 22, 2023

Bakersfield California Student Eliminates A Staff Member For Breaking Up A Fight

Student assaults North HS staffer during campus fight: KHSD | KGET 17

A security staff member at North High School in Bakersfield, California was assaulted and it was caught on video.

The video shows an alleged student punching a staff member in the jaw, knocking him to the ground. This, after the staff member attempted to break up a fight.

23ABC reached out to the Kern High School District after seeing the video.

The district released a statement saying in part: “There was an incident on North High’s campus [Friday] where a student assaulted one of the campus security staff while he was breaking up a fight.

Caught on Camera: North High student assaults campus security staff member

North High school administration and the Kern High School District Police Department are aware of the incident. Appropriate disciplinary action is being taken. Student and staff safety is our first priority, and these incidents are taken very seriously.”

In the video of the incident appearing to show the staff member pulling a student off another when he’s confronted by another student and punched in the face. The staff member then falls back on the ground.

KHSD said school administrators and KHSD police are aware of the incident and “appropriate disciplinary action” is being taken.