On March 25, at a high school in Katy, TX, a teenage girl named Brooklynn Gianfrancesco was assaulted by a male classmate who, according to reports, had been harassing her for some time:

Viral video from inside the Taylor High School in Katy shows the moment a teenage boy slaps a girl in the face as they stand in the front of the class last month, shocking everyone.

The girl points out what had just happened to the teacher, who stands frozen. The girl then takes a swing at the boy, who had been allegedly tormenting her all year.

The two wrestle each other to the ground, with the large boy pinning the girl to the ground as he yells profanities at her.

A student is seen trying to get the boy to get off the girl, while the teacher appears to run from the classroom.

"Covering Katy," a local publication, gave even more context to the altercation:

The fight began with both students on their feet with the boy, a football player, throwing punches at the girl, before he tackled her to the classroom floor. The 15-year-old girl spent the rest of the time attempting to escape, tugging his hair and using her legs in futile attempts to flip the boy off her body. One male student tried to separate them as events unfolded.

A source with knowledge of the incident said the girl suffered a black eye and numerous abrasions and required a trip to the hospital.

The boy's age hasn't been revealed, but he's believed to be a minor.

The good news: Brooklynn Gianfrancesco fought back, and the altercation was stopped by students before anyone was seriously injured. The bad news: despite video evidence, the administrators at Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) deemed it a mutual fight, and Gianfrancesco was punished along with the boy: 

The boy punches the girl a few times before they are eventually separated. The incident caused the two of them to get suspended for three days after the district claimed it was a “mutual” fight.

Brooklynn Gianfrancesco's father was none too pleased at this, alleging that this was a result of escalated behavior on the part of the boy, and that his daughter had a right to defend herself:

Danny Gianfrancesco, the girls’ father, said Monday that the video proves that his daughter was the victim in the situation and acted in self-defense after the boy slapped her.

"There shouldn’t be so much confusion on a situation like this that is plain as day: an assault of a boy on a girl,” Gianfrancesco told ABC 13. “When did that change to be OK?”

The upset father said the incident devolved after the boy, a football player, began harassing his daughter during the current school year.

The girl sought help from her boyfriend, another football player, who warned the alleged bully to stop bothering her.

Rather than end it there, the boy confronted the girl in front of the class, Gianfrancesco said, adding that his family plans to press charges against the boy.

“I don’t want that to happen to anyone else’s daughter,” he said. “That video is so hard to watch. I can’t even watch it anymore.”

Apparently, Katy ISD felt they did their due diligence in investigating the incident and had meted out appropriate punishment according to the district’s code of conduct: 

According to the district’s director of student affairs Sherry Ashorn, a claim of self-defense isn’t enough to prevent disciplinary action

“If you are confronted by another student, you should avoid from striking back,” Ashorn told parents. “It does state that regardless if you start to fight, both students can be disciplined accordingly.”

Katy ISD School Board president Victor Perez, however, said the district would be reviewing the policy to see if any changes need to be made.

One would think so, because the policy seems to work like gun control laws: the person defending himself or herself is just as complicit as the attacker. With all the gender nonsense that has infected school districts nationwide, it appears that if school districts can no longer define "what is a woman?" and gender roles are fluid, then there is no inequality or real consequence for a biological male who beats down a biological female. The trans athlete issue, where male athletes pretending to be women are allowed to compete and beat female competitors, has naturally filtered down to social interaction. If Brooklynn Gianfrancesco identified as trans, she could probably be claiming this as a hate crime, and Katy ISD would bend over backwards for her.

But this is not the case. The Gianfrancescos would like to get on with the business of pressing charges against the boy, but Mr. Gianfrancesco told Katy Magazine that he is being stonewalled: 

Gianfrancesco shared with Katy Magazine his concerns over the Districts lack of communication ahead of last night’s meeting.

“The District is not communicating with me at all. It’s ridiculous,” says Gianfrancesco. “The information that I requested the day after the fight they sent me all the documents and they are redacted except for my name and address.”

He and his daughter signed up to speak during the meeting and the video can viewed online.

“The very system that should support me is working against me,” says Danny Gianfrancesco. “Polices are not designed to help the parents but to protect the District. Staff make decisions under the blanket of confidentiality and parents have no recourse

Gianfrancesco spoke at last night’s board meeting on how hard it is for him to be asked why they haven’t pressed charges. 

Anytime Gianfrancesco speaks to local authorities, he is referred back to the Katy ISD police department. He hopes that the investigation can be reopened and considered for assault rather than mutual confrontation.

In a statement from the Katy ISD director of communications, it was deemed that the videos of the altercation lacked "full context" to know whether Gianfrancesco was truly acting in self-defense:

In a statement, the district suggested the videos don't show the complete situation.

"We remind the community that the video lacks full context and encourage respect for the privacy of all involved to ensure everyone's safety," the district said in a statement to Covering Katy News.

Brandon Webb, director of communications for Katy ISD, explained that federal privacy laws prevent the district from disclosing the additional context of what happened leading up to the fight, specific disciplinary actions, or information that could identify the students.

"The district is committed to transparency while respecting student privacy under federal law. We are aware of a video showing an altercation at Taylor High School. Law enforcement and the campus have taken appropriate action," the district's statement said.

The school community has been torn in two, and many of the parents and students are understandably outraged. According to Katy Magazine, Katy ISD has instructed the school community to "delete" any videos of the fight. 

The school district's handling of potential video evidence has raised legal concerns after officials requested anyone with footage to delete it.

"It has since come to our attention that cell phone footage of the incident, along with various information, may be circulating on social media," the letter stated. "We kindly ask that anyone in possession of such footage delete it from their devices to protect the safety and privacy of all individuals involved."

This is apparently being ignored, as the footage is still live across many X posts. One attorney interviewed by "Covering Katy" mentioned that Katy ISD's request to delete footage may be a violation of the Texas Penal Code: 

Houston attorney Chris Tritico, who specializes in education law, criticized this directive.

"I have never seen a district have a policy that instructs people to destroy evidence," Tritico told Covering Katy News. "It makes no sense to me. I understand why they are doing it, the Family Education Rights to Privacy Act mandates that the district protect the identity of students, but their overreaction to this is violating Texas law."

Tritico referenced Texas Penal Code Section 37.09, which makes it a crime to knowingly alter, destroy, or conceal evidence with the intent to impair its availability or truth in an investigation or official proceeding.

"It seems to me that is a violation of the penal code," Tritico said.

Katy ISD's request to respect the students' privacy seems to also be ignored, as Brooklynn Gianfrancesco alleged before the Katy ISD Board of Trustees that she is feeling targeted. At a Tuesday school board meeting, she called them out for their lack of protection of her and their refusal to respect her right to defend herself: 

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A high school girl in Texas confronted her school board Tuesday after she was allegedly beaten by a male student in a classroom.

Footage of the incident appears to show Brooklyn Gianfrancesco, a high schooler at Katy ISD, being slapped and tackled by a boy.… pic.twitter.com/omL2J6480v

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A high school girl in Texas confronted her school board Tuesday after she was allegedly beaten by a male student in a classroom. 

Footage of the incident appears to show Brooklyn Gianfrancesco, a high schooler at Katy ISD, being slapped and tackled by a boy. An adult in the video can also be seen running away once the altercation begins. 

Brooklyn fought back and she was later suspended for engaging in the "mutual confrontation," according to her dad. 

Brooklyn slammed the district on Tuesday for failing to label the incident an "assault" and told the board she feels she now has a "target" on her back for speaking up. 

"I'm receiving dirty looks from staff and students ... Are we saying that it's okay for a male athlete or any male to assault a female?" Brooklyn said.

If Katy ISD continues to die on this hill, then the answer is "yes," assaulting females is the new normal. It is truly terrible that a teenager needs to point out that the adults who are tasked with protecting her while she is on school grounds have failed epically. A football player assaults a girl. Even if Gianfrancesco sparked the fight—and the video footage and testimonies seem to indicate otherwise—in what universe is this appropriate behavior by any male, let alone one who represents the school as an athlete? Since the higher standard of natural law has been thrown out the window, perhaps there should be some code of conduct that puts the onus on football players or anyone who holds a visible place within the school community. 

Texas, a so-called Red state, is becoming another bellwether on the insidious reach of gender indoctrination and just how badly we have been infected. The nation has been traveling down this slippery slope for quite some time now. It appears we have hit bottom, and everyone is thrashing around in the muck.