In a horrifying incident in Texas, first-graders allegedly forced a girl to perform a sex act and recorded it on iPad. Sending chills down the spine of parents of a Texas first-grader, this incident has infuriated people after parents learned that their child was made to perform a sex act on another student in front of other pupils while others watched, and one student even recorded the terrible assault on a school-issued iPad. On Friday, around 200 enraged parents demonstrated in front of the Plainview Independent School District's administrative buildings. Chanting, "Be their voice!" they bemoaned the school's inadequate response to the alleged attack.

According to the Plainview Herald, information about the April 19 event at Plainview South Elementary only circulated because a parent posted about it on social media. Following a public uproar, the district finally confirmed the incident a week later. The 6-year-old victim's older cousin, Heather Gonzales, reported observing a change in the child's behaviour following the horrific experience.

"She’s in distress, she’s like, ‘My stomach hurts. I just want to lay down,'"Gonzales told KCBD. She further said: "You can tell something’s wrong with her. So, they said, ‘What’s going on? What happened?'" The little girl informed her folks that a boy had made out with her in the school lunch queue.

She then recalled being forced to perform a sex act on a male classmate a week earlier after being hauled under a desk. On an iPad provided by the school, a different kid captured the latter incident. The young child is apparently seen trying her hardest to fend off her assailant from behind the desk in the video. Students continued to watch the attack video a day after it happened until the teacher removed the student-locked iPad and had it opened by IT. Madhya Pradesh: 30,000 People Found Circulating Child Porn, Sexual Abuse Content by US Agency; Police Plan Major Crackdown on Over 4,000 Suspects.

According to the Plainview Herald, the teacher apparently realised what had occurred at that point. The little girl informed her folks that a boy had made out with her in the school lunch queue. She then recalled being forced to perform a sex act on a male classmate a week earlier after being hauled under a desk. On an iPad provided by the school, a different kid captured the latter incident.

The young child is apparently seen trying her hardest to fend off her assailant from behind the desk in the video. Students continued to watch the attack video a day after it happened until the teacher removed the student-locked iPad and had it opened by IT. According to the Plainview, the teacher apparently realised what had occurred at that point. Gonzales expressed concern that the incident would be ignored by the district during the demonstration on Friday.

During the second protest conducted in response to the event, people travelled from other villages to march alongside the Plainview community and demanded accountability from the administration. South Elementary Principal Jennifer Hughey and Superintendent H.T. Sanchez were both called to be dismissed by protesters. According to the Plainview Herald, the involved teacher, who reportedly did not observe the occurrence from where they were in the classroom, has been placed on administrative leave.

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