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Police say a group of Bay High School students poured urine and feces over a special-needs student, telling him it was part of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

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BAY VILLAGE, Ohio -- The Bay Village schools will take disciplinary action against Bay High students who are accused of dumping urine and feces on a special-needs student, telling him it was part of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

Fox 8 News posted a video of the incident on Wednesday. The station reported that the teens used the victim's phone to record the incident and then posted the video to social media. (See video below.)

The Bay Village school district decried the incident, which took place off-campus and outside the school day. Superintendent Clint Keener said in a statement that school officials will take appropriate disciplinary action once police complete their investigation.

In the message posted Thursday morning on the district's website, Keener said, "Our entire Bay Village Schools community is heartsick over the cruel actions taken against one of our special needs students.... The student and family targeted by this act have our utmost sympathy, and we will work to let this student know that we care very much about his well being."

Keener noted that many students and staff members have helped raised money to fight ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, through the Ice Bucket Challenge that swept social media last month. "It hurts us deeply to see such a wonderful effort twisted to deliberately cause someone pain," the superintendent wrote.



He also said that many Bay High students volunteer "to make sure our special needs students find the companionship and acceptance that will make them happy and successful at our school. What happened recently does not in any way reflect the vast majority of our students."