controller.rb

respond_to :html, :js

def destroy
  @student = User.find(params[:id])
    
  if @student.destroy
    render json: { student: @student, student_id: dom_id(@student) }
  else
    render nothing: true
  end
end

students.js

$(function () {
  $('.delete-student').on('click', function (event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    var $link = $(this);
    if (confirm("You sho bout that?")) {
      $.ajax({
        type: 'DELETE'
        url: $link.attr('href'),
        success: function (response) {
          console.log("Test if this is actually firing"); // Not logging to the console.
          $(response.student_id).hide(); // Hide the deleted record.
          $link.fadeOut();
        }
      });
    }
  });
});

view.haml

= link_to student_path(s), :class => "btn btn-mini btn-danger delete-student", :method => "delete", :confirm => "Are you sure you want to delete this student?", :remote => "true", :title => "Delete Student" do
  %i.icon-remove

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