California principal on leave after high school pep rally dance causes stir [Video]

As schools are starting up once again, one Central Valley principal is already benched for the time being after participating in a controversial performance.

Robert Nunes, Buhach Colony High School’s principal, has been placed on administrative leave after a video appears to show him and the school’s mascot recreating a lap dance, sparking some blowback from the school’s community.

The video shows Nunes in a chair as the mascot spins it around. Nunes, wearing sunglasses, removes them, tosses them aside, and pops a confetti cannon while the mascot dances towards and around him.

The two eventually switch places, with Nunes performing similar actions as the mascot remains seated.

The dance occurred Friday during the high school’s “Back to School” rally. Nunes’ leave was effective as of Monday.

Ryan Attebery’s son, a 14-year-old freshman at the school, recorded the video. Attebery says the caption his son had for the video caught his attention, prompting him to take a deeper look.

Attebery says he himself likes to joke around …