A video showing a school’s staff breaking into a toilet cubicle in an attempt to remove a transgender girl has sparked outrage.

In the clip Cece, a pupil at Osseo Senior High School in Minnesota, protests while members of staff use a wooden pole to open the cubicle door.

It is pulled open to reveal a number of adults urging the pupil to get out of the women’s bathroom.

Sitting on the toilet with her trousers down, Cece reacts with fury.

She said: "There’s no concern to safety just because I’m using the bathroom.

“I’m so scared and violated right now. They just walked into the bathroom while I was using the bathroom for no reason.”

A spokesman for the school claimed the video is “significantly misrepresenting the incident” in a statement given to CBS Minnesota.

The school declined to give an alternative version of events, claiming it was unable to due to data protection laws.

The statement read: “(The) staff works very hard every day to help ensure an inclusive school where all students feel welcome, respected and safe.

“We wish we could provide additional details about this incident but are committed to protecting the student’s right to data privacy.

“When issues arise involving students, staff take appropriate actions to review the situation.”

Prior to the incident the teen had been ordered not to use the bathroom, according to Yahoo.

The video was tweeted Wednesday by 18-year-old Kenidra Woods.

She told the Daily Dot: “I’m not personally in touch with the student, but in her video, she asked for people to share it far and wide.

"So, I made it my priority to share it because it infuriated me to my core.

"No one should be treated in the manner she was treated.”

The video has attracted thousands of shares on Facebook and Twitter, with many people condemning the school’s actions.

One user wrote: "Even if you genuinely believe that, it’s still not OK to barge in on a minor using the restroom.

"Wait until they get out at the very least, regardless of what you think of the person this is still an invasion of privacy of a minor."

Another added: “No adult should be opening a bathroom stall door while the CHILD is using the bathroom and exposed!”

Amidst the many messages of support were Tweets from people who thought Cece should not have been in the women’s bathroom.

"Although I disagree with the staff opening the door, he shouldn’t have been in the girls restroom," one Twitter user argued.

In 2017 the Minnesota Department of Education gave guidance stating that transgender students should be able to use whichever bathroom they wish.

It read: “Transgender and gender nonconforming students should be afforded the opportunity to use the restroom of their choice.

“Any student who wishes not to share a restroom with a transgender or gender nonconforming student can be provided a private space such as a single-user restroom.”

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