TikTok Video Has Bucks Co. Parent Seeking Answers For Son's Attack

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —A Bristol Township parent's viral TikTok seeks answers over why his son was injured at Keystone Elementary School and taken to the hospital last week.

In a two-minute video, Stephen Callahan said his son suffered a gash on his forehead and had two teeth knocked out when an older student attacked him inside the cafeteria in Croydon on Thursday. Watch Callahan's TikTok post here.

He said his son's injuries were from the negligence of a teacher’s aid.

“I was horrified. Parent mode kicks in. I hear my son screaming and I'm being told I need to go to the hospital. I just got to get him out of there,” Callahan said in the online video.

The Bristol Township School District released a statement about the incident:

"The Bristol Township School District been made aware of a post by a district parent on the social media platform TikTok regarding an incident that took place at Keystone Elementary School on May 16," the statement begins.

The district said it has been contacted by several media organizations about the social media post.

"Please know that specific information cannot be shared because of legal privacy and confidentiality protections provided to all children in our public schools," the statement reads. "That being acknowledged, there are details regarding the incident for which the district would like to provide clarification:

On Thursday, May 16, a Keystone Elementary Kindergarten student was injured when he was pushed in the cafeteria by a 4th-grade student from a special education program run by the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU).

"We are apologetic to the student and family, and wish the child a speedy recovery," the district said. "Our primary concern is the health and safety of all our students, and whenever a student is hurt in school, we are saddened."

The BCIU runs a special education program that utilizes space within Keystone Elementary School.

The students serviced by this program are students of the BCIU, not the Bristol Township School District. The staff running the program are employees of the BCIU, not the Bristol Township School District.

Since the incident occurred, the BCIU team has begun an investigation regarding this incident.

That investigation is ongoing.

The BCIU is cooperating with our school district and remains in regular communication. The Bristol Township School District trusts that the BCIU will share any updates allowable by law after their investigation concludes and put in place measures and processes to ensure that this does not occur again.