Covington school district officials say they have received threats of violence targeting staff and students after a video taken over a month ago on school grounds has reappeared online, drawing millions of views on X.

The video depicts a group of teens who appear to be fighting at Holmes High School. Covington Independent Public Schools said in an Oct. 14 Facebook statement the video was taken on or about Aug. 31. As of Oct. 14, it has amassed over 7 million views in a post by a conservative political commentator on X.

The post, made by Ireland-based social media creator Michael McCarthy, alleges in the caption that a “group of black boys” assaulted “two young white girls” {snip}

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Covington police said the incident did in fact occur at Holmes High School, part of Covington Independent Public Schools. But the people involved were not all students from the district, according to the district’s statement. In addition, the incident was not during any school-sponsored event or during school hours, the district said.

In a clip that appears to be filmed by a boy in the group, the individuals can be seen kicking and slapping a girl lying on the ground as she repeatedly says “get off” and “stop.” A second girl then appears to lie on the ground as one boy says, “it’s your turn.”

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The district said in its Oct. 14 statement that the resurgence of the video on social media has “interrupted regular school operations, as there have been unwarranted threats of violence directed at the school, staff and students.” It did not elaborate.

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Regarding the viral nature of the video, Covington’s public information officer Justin Bradbury said the clip is “not the full picture of what’s happened and things are getting overblown.”

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[Editor’s Note: Here is the video.]

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