News crew captures high school student being bullied as they interview him... about bullying



A high school student has been filmed enduring an attack from bullies by a news crew who were interviewing him - about bullying.



Preston Deener, 15, was preparing for an interview outside his school in Brunswick, Maryland with local station You4State when three larger students walked over to him.



'The student came up to me and pushed me out of the way and said "What are you recording?"' Preston explained afterwards. "All of sudden, the student was chasing me and I needed help.'

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Attack: A local news crew caught Preston Deener (wearing white) being punches and chased by a group of bullies as they were about to interview the youngster about bullying at his school



Out of harms way: When he faced up to the bullies last week, he hit one and was suspended for three days

Victim: Preston, 15, was speaking to You4State about bullying when three boys approached him and one began hitting him in the head. The news crew said the boys were not put off by their presence



After the incident, Preston explained he ran from the bullies rather than face them as last week he was suspended for three days for hitting one back after they tackled him.

Now he vows to go to the administrators instead, and his mother hopes this latest incident, which was partly caught on camera, will force the school to take more action.

Cheryl Deener , who had to move her son from another school last year after he endured bullying since sixth grade, said students make fun of Preston's clothing and direct anti-gay slurs at him.

'I'm hoping now that they take this more seriously than what they have,' she said. 'Preston is very strong but I think he's a little bit shaken up with what happened today.'

The school says they are investigating the incident and believe they know who the three attackers were. You4State chose to obscure their faces due to the ages of the boys.



Anger: His mother, Cheryl Deener, said Preston has been picked on since sixth grade for his appearance

Investigation: She added that she hopes the school will take the bullying seriously now there is evidence

'A full investigation is step number one, to find out whats going on and what happened,' Michael Doerrer from Frederick County Public Schools told the station.

But it is just the latest incident for Preston, who said he has been the target of bullies for years. They have even taunted him on Twitter, he said. He said he doesn't understand why he is the target.



'I don't know,' he said. 'People just always pick on me. It's not fun.'



He added that he and his mother would be holding an anti-bullying homecoming party in Brunswick on Friday to speak out about his treatment at that of others.



'You've got to have one heart and stand up for someone who's getting bullied and it needs to stop,' he said.

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