A man who endured ‘unbelievably’ severe bullying decades ago found the courage to confront one of his alleged attackers in public.

People frequently push bullying under the rug and pretend it doesn’t exist, failing to see how bad things can get.

Bullying may be common in many schools, but one man from Katy, Texas, approached someone he claims bullied him when they were at school together.

In a viral video from 2018, Greg Barrett spoke at a Katy Independent School District school board meeting about his bullying experience.

He made up his mind to confront Superintendent Lance Hindt about his alleged actions while they were at school together.

Stepping up to the platform, he stated, “My name is Greg Barrett, and I graduated from KSD in 1983. I began working with Mr. Lance in 1975.

“My legal name is Greg Gay, and I experienced severe bullying.” Professors, students, and even coaches tormented me when I first started.

I had no one to inform. One day during lunch, someone forced my head into a toilet, resulting in a fractured lip. I lay on the ground in a fetal posture as the kids kicked me.

“Here I am, soaked in pee, my lip broken, and they’ve sent me home.

“I went home, took the 45 from my father’s drawer, and placed it in my mouth because I had no one else to turn to.” Nobody in the educational system could help me.

“Lance, you forced my head into the toilet.” Do you want to discuss it since I have witnesses?”

The episode garnered global attention, although Lindt did not flatly refute the claims against him. His closest acknowledgment of guilt was that he was ‘not perfect’.

Barrett told local reporters that this answer was quite upsetting.

However, Lindt resigned from his post months later, following more charges of bullying and pressure from the school board. He said there was a smear effort against him.

After retiring, he read a prepared statement in which he stated, “I adore Katy, but the brutal insults that I and others have faced are nasty and ugly.

“With this smear campaign against me, I cannot fulfill my duties as superintendent.”