A viral video shows the moment a teacher and a student had an altercation that turned into a cat fight.

It is not clear what caused the fight but the teacher can be heard telling the crowd just before the fight started:

Do you see this? I'm going to press charges

 

Viral video shows teacher and student fighting dirty in school as other students try to intervene

They continued exchanging words until it turned physical and they began throwing punches, and dragging each other's hair.

Students rushed to separate them but they were unsuccessful. They were both soon on the ground and were dragging at each other's clothes.

The student said to the teacher at one point:

 

Bitch I'll kill you. Do you know that? I'll fu***** kill you.

 

The girl then bit the teacher's hand and spat in her face.

Viral video shows teacher and student fighting dirty in school as other students try to intervene

Some have blamed the teacher for bringing herself so low to fight with a student. But some have said that students have become so disrespectful, thereby making it hard for teachers to ignore them.

Watch the very shocking video below.