An administrator at The Kindezi School’s Old Fourth Ward campus has been fired after parents say he posted school surveillance footage of kindergarteners fighting on his personal TikTok account. The video, which parents describe as showing one child repeatedly grabbing and kicking classmates around a dining-hall table, went viral and sparked immediate outrage. Kindezi says it has opened an internal investigation into both the cafeteria altercation and how staff handled the sensitive footage.
Who was involved
According to WSB‑TV, the administrator has been identified as Sean McCants, who is now out of a job. The school’s public staff directory lists McCants as the director of operations for the Old Fourth Ward campus. Channel 2 reported that its crews spoke with parents who were stunned to discover their children featured in the clip that was circulating online.
What the clip shows and parents' reaction
Atlanta News First reports that the video is time-stamped 7:30 a.m. on Friday, March 6, and shows a young student grabbing, kneeing, and kicking multiple classmates around a dining-hall table. Swan Boykins, the mother of a 6-year-old seen in the footage, said her son was kneed in the midsection and left feeling embarrassed that the clip was online. Boykins told reporters she first learned of the post when another student sent her the link, and that an email from the school to parents did not go out until Sunday evening.
School response and personnel move
In a public statement, The Kindezi School called the unauthorized sharing of the surveillance video “a grave matter” that runs counter to the school’s stated values, and said its staff's handling of the incident is under review. As noted by WRDW, the school said it is “following all school policies and legal protocols to ensure a fair and thorough review.” WDBJ7 reported that the school confirmed on Tuesday that the administrator had been fired.
Legal and privacy questions
Guidance from the U.S. Department of Education says that photos or videos maintained by a school that show a student being attacked or otherwise victimized can qualify as “education records” under the federal student-privacy law known as FERPA. That status can strictly limit how such records are disclosed without parental consent. The department notes that parents generally have a right to inspect these videos and that schools are expected to make reasonable redactions when multiple students appear in the same footage. Families who believe school policies or federal privacy rules were violated can file a complaint with the Department’s Student Privacy Policy Office.
Parents say they want straight answers about how this happened and concrete changes to staff social-media rules, and some told reporters they are reconsidering whether to keep their children enrolled. The school says it will continue to follow its internal review process while the investigation plays out. This story will be updated if Kindezi or other officials release additional information.
