A 16-year-old Lakeside High School student was arrested Thursday morning after lifting a girl’s skirt in a crowded hallway.

Columbia County Sheriff’s Capt. Steve Morris said deputies were called to the school about 11 a.m. Thursday. The teen had been walking behind another 16-year-old during class changes when he grabbed the girl’s skirt and lifted it to chest-height, Capt. Morris said.

The incident occurred in full view of other students and staff members in the hallway and was captured on the school’s surveillance video, Capt. Morris said.

The teen was taken into custody as a juvenile and charged with one misdemeanor count of sexual battery, Capt. Morris said. He later was released to his parents.

Lakeside High School Principal Jeff Carney said in an e-mail that the student is suspended and faces a school disciplinary charge of public indecency, “which carries the disposition of being referred to the hearing officer for possible long-term suspension which would mean for the rest of the semester.”

A disciplinary hearing hasn’t been set but must be held within 10 school days, Dr. Carney said.