Caught on camera: 14-year-old victimized in 'very disturbing' school bullying incident

An act of school bullying described as 'very disturbing' was caught on camera Friday at a small, rural school in the town of Conway.

Now a mother is afraid to send her 14-year-old back to Conway Middle School.

Shontae Wlliams' son, who's in the eighth grade, came home from school Friday, saying nothing about what happened in the restroom.

But on Sunday, someone showed her the video on Instagram.

Three students appear to have her son cornered in a restroom. One student in particular appears to try to kiss the victim before shoving him around, grabbing him by the shirt, pushing him up against a wall.

As the victim curls up against the wall, shielding himself, the boy slaps him – not once, but twice.

"Are you gonna snitch?" the boy says to the victim.

Then he hugs the teen's head close to his chest, as if it was all just harmless teasing.

Edited across the video itself is a series of offensive, racist words, which WRAL News has blocked.

When Williams saw the video, she was horrified.

"I actually cried about the whole situation last night," she said. "I had been fighting back my tears from the time I had seen the video, cause it really hurt me. It broke me. That's my baby, and I know that he's a sweetheart."

She says he's never been through anything like this before.

WRAL News called Northampton County's interim superintendent, Del Burns.

He would not do an interview, but called the incident "very disturbing" and sent a written statement, saying the principal learned of the video Sunday morning.

Burns wrote a statement for WRAL, saying, "The principal called the interim superintendent and discussed the matter. The principal investigated the situation throughout the day. Monday morning he met each of the students and their parents as part of the on-going investigation."

Burns declined to say what disciplinary action was taken against them.

"They assured me that the boys, you know, would not be at school for awhile," said Williams. "I don't feel comfortable with that boy being around my son in no way, shape or form."

The interim superintendent says the principal has addressed the matter with all involved – and "continues to review safety procedures."

Williams says she won't feel comfortable sending her son back to Conway Middle unless the other boys are expelled.