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| FBI to investigate officer-pupil clash in S Carolina | FBI to investigate officer-pupil clash in S Carolina |
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| The US Justice Department and the FBI are investigating the case of a female student in South Carolina being tossed and dragged by an officer. | The US Justice Department and the FBI are investigating the case of a female student in South Carolina being tossed and dragged by an officer. |
| The incident occurred after the officer was called into a classroom when the student refused to leave. | |
| Video footage shows the officer and her exchanging words before he knocks her down and drags her across the floor. | |
| The officer has been placed on leave and there has been outcry from various civil rights and parents' groups. | The officer has been placed on leave and there has been outcry from various civil rights and parents' groups. |
| Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, who asked the FBI to investigate, said he wanted to avoid a "conflict of interest". | |
| 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. | |
| Mr Fields had been assigned to the school and was meant to protect students and faculty and promote anti-crime and anti-drug initiatives. | |
| The officer is white and the female student, who was unharmed, is black, the sheriff's office said. | |
| The incident comes at a time of increased scrutiny of police and their use of force against African Americans. |