HUNTINGTON BEACH — Police arrested a Huntington Beach High School student Thursday whom they said is a suspect in the assault of a visually impaired classmate the day before.

The 16-year-old boy, whose name was not released because of his age, faces a misdemeanor battery charge. He was released to the custody of his parents, said Officer Jennifer Marlatt, a spokeswoman for the Huntington Beach Police Department.

On Wednesday about 12:30 p.m., authorities say a fight broke out between two 16-year-old boys. A portion of the fight, which shows a boy hitting the visually impaired student, was recorded on video, Marlatt said.

A third boy, who also attends Huntington Beach High and is 17, intervenes and hits a boy, knocking him to the ground. The third boy then can be heard asking why the boy was “hitting a blind kid,” Marlatt said.

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The video was widely circulated Thursday through social media.

On Thursday, detectives, school resource officers and school officials conducted a detailed investigation and spoke with the students involved in the incident and witnesses, Marlatt said.

Officials learned that visually impaired boy and the 16-year-old have a history of not getting along, Marlatt said. As the visually impaired boy walked past the 16-year-old at school Wednesday, an argument started, and Marlatt said the boy then hit the visually impaired boy several times.

The 17-year-old student saw the fight and stepped in to stop it, , Marlatt said.

It does not appear the incident has a connection with the boy’s disability, Marlatt said.

The visually impaired student suffered facial injuries and was treated at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach. The 16-year-old did not seek medical attention, Marlatt said.

Huntington Beach Union High School District officials said in a prepared statement Thursday they are committed to ensuring students are safe.

School district officials about did not say Thursday whether any of the students are facing discipline.