CLIFTON PARK -- Shenendehowa school district officials said a supervisor acted appropriately when he broke up a fight by shoving a student to the ground.

The incident was captured in a video that appeared on YouTube and was featured recently on the website of Tosh.0, a popular program that compiles videos from across the Internet.

In the video, one girl -- wearing a hoodie with a peace sign on it -- is shown walking over to another girl who is sitting on the grass. The attacking girl kicks and punches the victim, who tries to protect herself from the blows. A woman tries to stop the fight, only to be ignored.

Assistant Principal Matthew Heckman then appears suddenly in the video, shoving the attacking girl to the ground.

Both girls are wearing shorts, and Shenendehowa officials said the incident happened last year.

"The assistant principal saw a student being attacked by another student at the high school and rushed in to stop it," spokeswoman Kelly DeFeciani said in an email response to the Times Union. "He reacted swiftly to stop the fight and prevent the girl being attacked from being seriously injured. The matter has been reviewed, and he acted appropriately.

"The district's first priority is to protect the health and safety of students and staff."

DeFeciani said the student striking the other girl was disciplined under the district's code of conduct.