Officer-pupil clash investigated in US

A US sheriff’s department says it is investigating after a video emerged showing an officer throwing a female pupil across a classroom. The footage posted online on Monday was said to be filmed in a school in Columbia, South Carolina. US media said the pupil had refused to leave the classroom when asked. The officer, […]

A US sheriff’s department says it is investigating after a video emerged showing an officer throwing a female pupil across a classroom.
The footage posted online on Monday was said to be filmed in a school in Columbia, South Carolina.
US media said the pupil had refused to leave the classroom when asked. The officer, a school monitor, was called.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said there was “no justification” for the incident.
The officer is white and the female student, who was unharmed, is black, the sheriff’s office said.
In a video obtained by South Carolina’s WIS network, the officer, Ben Fields, is seen confronting the pupil, who is sitting at her desk. They then exchange words.
The video does not show what happened before the officer arrived.