Some trouble is always expected at a high school rally, but instead of it coming from the students this time, it was the actions of an administrator that have landed them in hot water.
Principal Robert Nunes of Buhach Colony High School in Atwater has been placed on administrative leave after dancing with the school’s mascot “Thor” at last Friday’s rally, according to media reports.
Video of the event posted on social media shows Nunes in an office chair in the school’s gym as the school’s mascot dances near him and Ginuwine’s “pony” plays in the background.
The mascot then sits in the chair and Nunes slides his hands down the mascot’s chest.
“What happens at Buhach stays at Buhach,” Nunes told the crowd of cheering students.
In a statement obtained by YourCentral Valley, the Merced Union High School District says it will “conduct a comprehensive review of the situation.”
Nunes will not participate in any school-related activities or responsibilities during the investigation, school officials said. Executive Director Torrin Johnson and Assistant Principal David Rogers will serve as interim principals of Buhach Colony High School in the interim.
The Merced Union High School District did not immediately respond to a request for comment.