Viral video stunt sparks trouble for Roncalli students

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A phenomenon called parkour is grabbing the attention of teens across the U.S.

Those engaging in the activity roll, climb and jump off objects. But the stunt got a group of students at Roncalli High School suspended.

They did it in class, video-taped it, then sent it to the popular Comedy Central show Tosh.0

The short film had a long lasting impact on the teen behind the camera.

“It was against school rules. I knew punishment was going to come my way, and it did,” Joey Mulinaro said. “A kid approached me about it because he knew I was good with the camera, and he was like, ‘Let’s do it.’ At the time I really didn’t think it was going to be a big deal.”

In the film that appeared on the show March 27, you see students rolling on tables in a classroom at Roncalli High School. Mulinaro said that day their teacher stepped into a closet for quick second. That’s when the teens sprung into action.

“Just to get your video on was a thrill,” he said as recalled the day he found out their stunt made the cut.

Mulinaro, who calls play-by-play for the basketball team, is serving a two-day in school suspension. Others who appeared in the video were also suspended. Mulinaro said this classroom stunt taught him a lesson he'd never learn in a text book.

“You gotta think things through before you act on impulse,” the 18-year-old said. “Roncalli is a great place, and I deserve the repercussions and the punishment that came my way.”

Mulinaro said he doesn't plan on putting the camera down any time soon, but he does plan to put future impulses to better use.Right now, he's working on a documentary called “Senioritis.” At the end of the year, he will dedicate it to his classmates.