Pleasanton Parents Demand Action After Student Fight Caught on Camera

Parents in Pleasanton are demanding action after a video showing a violent fight between two middle schoolers was posted on social media.

The video showed a middle school girl throwing a classmate to the ground at a local library, then hitting and stomping on her head as other kids cheer

“This has to stop before a child is seriously hurt,” said Pleasanton resident Ghezal Beliakoff.

Beliakoff told NBC Bay Area Thursday that she was horrified when her daughter showed her the video. She later posted the video on the NextDoor app to raise awareness and she spoke out at Tuesday’s city council meeting.

Our children are afraid to go

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