The Leon County School District has addressed a video that appears to show an altercation between a student and hall monitor at Lincoln High School. The incident took place Wednesday. Read the LCS statement about the incident below.

LCS STATEMENT:

LCS has opened an investigation following a student initiated altercation with a hall monitor at Lincoln High School Wednesday, September 18. The staff person involved has been placed on administrative leave during the investigation and the students involved will face consequences as outlined in the LCS student code of conduct. We are aware that a video depicting the end of the altercation is circulating on social media, and while the actions depicted in the video are not condoned, the video does not show the entire incident.

ABC 27 has reached out to Leon County Sheriff’s Office to confirm their involvement in the investigation. We are waiting to hear back.