A Florida high school graduate has gone viral after backflipping on stage and kicking another student in the face while accepting his diploma.
Footage of the moment posted on X showed the student launching from his feet as the other graduate trailed behind, but not quite far enough.
As the South Plantation High School graduate leapt into a backflip, he came down to the stage he hit the girl behind him preparing to accept her own diploma.
She had run onto the stage and pulled an excited face while waving to the crowd before he collided with her as onlookers gasped.
Grimacing footage showed her fall to the ground almost instantly before she was picked up by those around her on stage.
The crowd fell silent before applauding her as she got to her feet.
Despite the painful blow to the face, she fixed her graduation cap and walked across the stage accepting her diploma.
The TikTok user who originally shared the video claimed the graduate had warned the female student of his stunt but apologized afterwards.
‘Excitement happened too quickly,’ he said.
Many viewers commented with stern words for the graduate, one wrote: ‘This is why we don’t act this way during a formal CEREMONY… it’s graduation NOT A PLAYGROUND.’
‘Warning her before or not, what was she supposed to do with it being back to back, hold everyone up so he could back flip, he could have done it off stage,’ another said.
‘Have some decorum.’
‘Oh nah he just ruined her graduation,’ one said.
‘So wrong and selfish of him! He looked back and saw he didn’t have clearance! To those laughing, bet you wouldn’t be if someone ruined your moment,’ another declared.