Two girls were caught on video bullying and beating up a classmate who has autism at their California high school.

The incident occurred at Rowland High School in Rowland Heights, California, on September 4 and was quickly spread via social media.

In the video, a boy with autism, named Korvin, can be seen as he's surrounded by a group of girls who are laughing while they hit, kick and pull him.

Korvin, who is said to be a senior, can be seen trying to fight back and push the girls away. In the process, his notebooks and papers are scattered on the floor. When the fight appears to end, he can be heard crying.

A viral video showed a boy with autism, Korvin (left), being attacked and bullied by a group of girls. The girls surrounded Korvin, kicking and hitting him, while others laughed

The girl (in red) can be seen kicking at Korvin (in black). Korvin can be seen attempting to fight off the girls and can be heard crying when the fight is over

When the school administration heard about the incident, they said they took 'immediate and firm disciplinary action before the end of the school day,' according to a statement made for students and parents, posted on the Rowland High School website.

'Rowland High School does not tolerate bullying and its presence on any school campus is unacceptable,' the statement said, in part. 'As a school community we will continue to support our students in a strong anti-bullying stance and address the importance of students involving themselves to stop these types of actions from occurring.'

Although the statement did not indicate how the students involved with bullying Korvin were punished, students told KTLA that the girls who were involved in the incident were suspended for five days.

School officials said that they punished the girls involved in the incident that day. Korvin (pictured) returned to school. The girls were said to have been suspended for five days

It's unclear what provoked the attack on Korvin (pictured), who was described as being the 'sweetest' and 'kindest' person by his defenders on social media

The incident took place on campus at California's Rowland High School on September 5

Social media users, using #justiceforkorvin, have said the punishment wasn't hard enough and have called for the girls to be expelled.

'THIS IS TARGETED ASSAULT on a student with disabilities,' wrote Twitter user @saysmelissa14. 'How dare you minimize this issue and allow his attackers to step foot on campus again. 5 days? The message youre sending is that Korbin is not a valuable member of your student body. Expel his attackers.'

Korvin, meanwhile, has apparently returned to school, according to a video which was posted on a GoFundMe page that was started in his name.

The video shows a smiling Korvin flashing a peace sign and talking about a prank he pulled on his mom. The video notes that Korvin 'is back at school and better than ever' and is a fan of Twitch, Fornite and livestreamer Ninja.

The fundraiser, titled 'Justice for Korvin,' is attempting to gather money to buy the boy a gift basket.

It's unclear what prompted the girls to attack Korvin, who was described on social media as being the 'sweetest' and 'kindest' person, according to KTLA.