At least that’s what the Atwater community seems to think after seeing video of a recent pep rally that resulted in Buhach Colony High School Principal Robert Nunes being placed on leave.

The video quickly went viral and you can see Hereappears to show Nunes sitting on a chair on the floor of a gymnasium while students sit in the bleachers around him. As the mascot dances around him in the video, the principal throws off his sunglasses and pops a confetti cannon as Ginuwine’s “Pony” plays.

The duo then switches places, with Nunes dancing in a similar manner. And it was these moves that didn’t go down well with the community, who compared them to a traditional lap dance that one might get at a strip club or at a bachelor/bachelorette party.

It is not clear whether the person in the mascot costume was an adult member of the faculty or school staff or a student.

The moment occurred during Friday’s Back to School rally at the school. Nunes’ administrative leave was in effect Monday.

The video that led to all the trouble was shot by a 14-year-old freshman. His caption for the clip caught the attention of his father, Ryan Attebery, who told KTVU He was particularly surprised by the “confetti moment”.

“What’s weird is weird,” he told KTVU. The father shared the video with his own on facebook. Page on Sunday, August 18, with the headline “Am I a square or was that damn weird for a school principal?”

Still, Attebery said some students from other schools have described Nunes as a good man. Although this is his first year as principal at Buhach Colony, Nunes previously worked as an assistant principal at other schools in the municipality, per PeopleAttebery said the children “are behind him,” and added: “There is something to that.”

“If he is what everyone says he is, then I hope he gets his job back,” Attebery told the newspaper, admitting he was shocked Nunes was placed on leave. At the same time, he believes there should be accountability, adding, “If students did the same thing at school, they would be suspended.”

After the dance In the video, a voice can be heard saying: “What happens in Buhach stays in Buhach.” According to the Merced Sun Stars This voice reportedly belonged to Nunes and corresponded to the rally’s alleged Las Vegas theme.

Attebery told People he shared the video so other parents could see what was going on at the school. “‘Hey, man, this is what your kids are seeing. You have a right to see it,'” he told the outlet. “That’s all it was to me.”

“Everyone says he’s (a good guy). He probably is, and it’s probably just a bad joke,” he continued. “They say, ‘Oh, the students, it was the students’ idea.’ And I say, ‘I know, but the fact that there was no warning flag is a warning flag in itself.'”

In response to the video’s viral interest, the Merced Union High School District released a statement saying the case was under investigation, but Nunes would remain out of the picture until the investigation was completed.

“This decision is part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and respectful environment for all students and staff,” said Viviana Fuentes, the district’s communications director.

On Wednesday he wrote in the comments to a post to his on facebook.Attebery wrote that he had contacted the school privately “on my behalf, but more importantly, on his behalf.”

“They know my intentions and what I will do to help him save his job. Assuming he is the great man everyone thinks he is,” Attebery’s comment continued. “Parents can understand us thinking it’s weird but despite how it looks, I don’t think a single action should define a man. I think it was necessary to post this but I still feel bad.”