California principal is put on leave after leaving parents horrified with 'inappropriate' dance with mascot

A California principal has found himself in hot water after leaving parents horrified with his "inappropriate" dance moves.

Robert Nunes, the principal at Buhach Colony High School, has now been put on leave after taking part in a dance routine with the school's mascot.

A clip that is doing the rounds on social media shows the school's head sitting in an office chair in the middle of a court when the Viking mascot starts walking toward him.

The song 'Pony' by R&B singer Ginuwine played in the background as the mascot started getting handsy with Nunes.

Spectators, including horrified parents, watched on as he then started wiggling his butt in the principal's face to which he responded by firing a gold confetti cannon towards the Viking.

The dance segment then takes an even weirder turn as Nunes gets up from the seat and exchanges positions with the cartoon figure, thrusting him onto the chair and rolling him backward.

He then bends down and runs his hands along his chest before giving the crowd a little wiggle of his own.

The principal is then approached by a handful of clearly excited students who hold up a mic to his lips and ask him: "Do you have any words?"

“What happens at Buhach stays at Buhach,” Nunes shots back playing on the notoriously provocative saying: "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas."

The clip was posted to Instagram by user Ryan Atterbery, who described the entire thing as "weird" in a text overlay.

Others agreed too, with many slamming the interaction as highly inappropriate.

"Guess the mascot didn't get the memo about professionalism!" wrote one user on X while another added: "Little too into school spirit."

The district’s Director of Communications, Viviana Fuentes, was less than impressed at Nunes' behavior, and in a statement to Your Central Valley, revealed that he had been put on leave.

“This decision comes as part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and respectful environment for all students and staff,” Fuentes said.

Nunes will also not be allowed to participate in any school-related duties or activities while the district is “conducting a comprehensive review of the situation,” the statement added.

One father also spoke to the outlet, explaining that he was left utterly bewildered after seeing the scene unfold.

“I was like, did the kids know what was going on? Like, was everybody else getting it?” the man said he asked his son. "He said, ‘Everybody got it, like we all got it.’ And, you know, he’s a freshman, that’s his first, like two, three days at school.

“At the end of the day, I would feel super guilty if, five years from now, something came out and I could have said something,” the concerned father added.

There have been mixed reviews on Nunes' punishment, with some agreeing that he should be put on leave, while others thought it was too harsh.

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