Parents from Charles County, Maryland, said their seven-year-old son was taken to the hospital after he was “hung” by an older student in an elementary school bathroom.

The boy’s mother, who wasn’t identified, told local CBS affiliate WUSA that her son has bruises on his neck from being choked and has marks under his eyes after being bullied Friday at C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School in Waldorf.

The boy’s injuries were severe enough that school officials called emergency services, according to a statement from school principal Carrie Burke.

“My son did tell me that when they were in the bathroom, he said the little boy told him ‘I’m going to show you how I did people back in the day,’ that’s why I feel like it’s bullying,” the mother told WUSA. “It’s not telling how many other kids this has happened to.”

Ms. Burke said the two students — a second grader and a fourth grader — were “horseplaying in a school bathroom when one student’s jacket got caught on a stall door hook.”

“The student was not able to free themselves and the other student involved was also not able to help them,” Ms. Burke said. “This student left the bathroom to seek help from staff and reported the incident to administrators.”

Ms. Burke also said the incident was first reported to 911 as a possible suicide attempt, which wasn’t true.

The parents told WUSA their son is “traumatized” and he won’t be returning to the school.

• Matt Delaney can be reached at mdelaney@washingtontimes.com.