He was getting his cornea sewn back together.
From Post #14:
Here is what I read about this case on the day it surfaced. These two punks were wearing gang colors and intimidating kids in the hallway who didn't show them the proper amount of "respect." When the victim in this case didn't acknowledge their "song" and that the Lakers, I believe it was, were the best NBA team, this individual deliberately shot the kid in the eye with what is now being called a spitwad. What it was, in fact, was a foil wrapper off a piece of gum, very tightly compacted and intended to do harm.