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| South Carolina school video: Officer-pupil clash investigated | South Carolina school video: Officer-pupil clash investigated |
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| A US sheriff's department says it is investigating after a video emerged apparently showing an officer throwing a female pupil across a classroom. | A US sheriff's department says it is investigating after a video emerged apparently 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. | 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. | 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 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said there was "no justification" for the incident. |
| In the video obtained by South Carolina's WIS network, the man is seen confronting the pupil, who is sitting at her desk. They then exchange words. | In the video obtained by South Carolina's WIS network, the man is seen confronting the pupil, who is sitting at her desk. They then exchange words. |
| He then appears to restrain her around the neck, before quickly pulling her and her desk backwards to the floor. | He then appears to restrain her around the neck, before quickly pulling her and her desk backwards to the floor. |
| Soon after, he appears to throw the pupil a few metres across the classroom. She is then restrained. | Soon after, he appears to throw the pupil a few metres across the classroom. She is then restrained. |
| Throughout the incident, other pupils remain seated, but some stand up and comment when the pupil is on the floor. | Throughout the incident, other pupils remain seated, but some stand up and comment when the pupil is on the floor. |
| The video does not show what happened before the officer arrived. | The video does not show what happened before the officer arrived. |
| The footage has been widely shared internationally on social media, with the term #AssaultatSpringValleyHigh used by many on Twitter. | |
| The State newspaper in Columbia reported that the pupil and a male student were detained for breaching the peace. | The State newspaper in Columbia reported that the pupil and a male student were detained for breaching the peace. |
| Sheriff's spokesman Curtis Wilson told a press conference the girl had been asked to leave the classroom "several times" before the officer was called. | Sheriff's spokesman Curtis Wilson told a press conference the girl had been asked to leave the classroom "several times" before the officer was called. |
| The officer has been taken off front-line policing while a sheriff's department investigation takes place, Mr Wilson said. | The officer has been taken off front-line policing while a sheriff's department investigation takes place, Mr Wilson said. |
| Debbie Hamm, the district's school superintendent, said in a statement that authorities were "deeply concerned" over the incident at Spring Valley High School. | Debbie Hamm, the district's school superintendent, said in a statement that authorities were "deeply concerned" over the incident at Spring Valley High School. |
| "Student safety is and always will be the District's top priority," she said. "The District will not tolerate any actions that jeopardise the safety of our students." | "Student safety is and always will be the District's top priority," she said. "The District will not tolerate any actions that jeopardise the safety of our students." |
| "Regardless of the reason for the officer's actions, such egregious use of force - against young people who are sitting in their classrooms - is outrageous," Victoria Middleton, executive director of the ACLU of South Carolina, told The State. | |
| "School should be a place to learn and grow, not a place to be brutalised." | "School should be a place to learn and grow, not a place to be brutalised." |