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The father of a teenager who officials said accidentally shot himself at school exclusively told WYFF News 4 why the gun was on campus. The shooting happened Friday morning in the cafeteria of Southside High School, investigators said. To read more on the shooting, click here. The school was on lockdown, deputies surrounded the campus and worried parents waited outside for their children to be dismissed."I'm glad no one else got hit but I'm sad that my son got hit,” said Akeyevar Irving, the father of the 16-year-old who accidentally shot himself.Irving said it all started after an inappropriate encounter with a male teacher at the school.He said his son, who now lives with his mother, said the teacher came to his son's house the morning before the shooting."He had tried to touch my son and I guess my son told about it - him and another student told about it - and he came by my son's house the morning that my son was shot and he threatened my son and threatened my baby daughter,” Irving said.Irving said the incident made his son nervous, so the boy called his friend, 17-year-old Braylin Scott, about what happened that morning."His friend, I guess, brought the gun to school as their protection,” Irving said. “And I guess he didn't know he brought the gun, but his friend put the gun in his book bag fully loaded and he didn't know none of that, but when he reached to get his charger, that's when the gun went off and shot him.”Irving believes school security video that caught it all will answer questions."My son says everything was caught on camera. That's how I know that he's telling the truth,” Irving said.Irving said doctors aren’t able to remove the bullet from his son. He said the shooting at the school is truly something that will be with him forever.The father said the bullet entered through his son’s chest and became lodged in his liver. He said his son is expected to make a full recovery."The kids, they make dumb decisions, but the thing is, a teacher shouldn't be putting a child where they feel like they fear for their life to where they got to bring a gun to school. A teacher should be at a point to where they're trying to help this kid instead of trying to harm him or touch him,” Irving said.The Greenville County School District responded to WYFF New 4’s request for a statement Sunday evening."A teacher at Southside High School is currently on administrative leave pending the conclusion of an investigation by law enforcement and district administration into allegations of inappropriate conduct. "The teacher was placed on leave May 3rd."In keeping with protocol regarding accusations of this nature, the teacher was placed on leave as soon as the administration learned of these allegations."Any student or employee who feels threatened or intimidated by another individual at school is expected and encouraged to immediately report those concerns to school staff or a law enforcement official. "If inappropriate behavior is reported immediate steps can be taken to ensure the safety of those involved and the general school population. Outside of school hours, the district provides a bullying hotline (864.45.BULLY) and email address (quicktip@greenville.k12.sc.us) that can be used to report these types of concerns."The district, working closely with law enforcement, is continuing a thorough investigation into Friday’s incident at Southside High School and is examining any information that may be related to this matter."WYFF News 4’s is working to get confirmation from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office about possible charges against the teacher.WYFF News 4 has also requested video that captured the shooting in the school cafeteria.