Earlier this year, an incident involving a Rolesville High School resource officer made national headlines after a video of the officer slamming a student to the ground went viral.
Per a WTVD-TV report, after a fight broke out between two female students in the school’s cafeteria, the sister of the girls involved in the fight tried to break it up. However, as the student was attempting to break up the fight, a school resource officer responded to the scene to do the same. In the course of trying to break up the fight, the school resource officer threw the girl who was attempting to break up the fight to the ground. As a result of being thrown to the ground, the student reportedly suffered a concussion.
Following the incident, the school resource officer was placed on administrative leave. Controversy stemming from the incident eventually led to him resigning. His resignation is far from the only fallout, with some questioning whether school resource officers should be removed from schools, and if not, whether schools should be held responsible if resource officers injure students.
Did School Resource Officer Go Too Far Slamming Student to Ground After Fight?
Earlier this year, an incident involving a Rolesville High School resource officer made national headlines after a video of the officer slamming a student to the ground went viral.
Per a WTVD-TV report, after a fight broke out between two female students in the school’s cafeteria, the sister of the girls involved in the fight tried to break it up. However, as the student was attempting to break up the fight, a school resource officer responded to the scene to do the same. In the course of trying to break up the fight, the school resource officer threw the girl who was attempting to break up the fight to the ground. As a result of being thrown to the ground, the student reportedly suffered a concussion.
Following the incident, the school resource officer was placed on administrative leave. Controversy stemming from the incident eventually led to him resigning. His resignation is far from the only fallout, with some questioning whether school resource officers should be removed from schools, and if not, whether schools should be held responsible if resource officers injure students.
Earlier this year, an incident involving a Rolesville High School resource officer made national headlines after a video of the officer slamming a student to the ground went viral.
Per a WTVD-TV report, after a fight broke out between two female students in the school’s cafeteria, the sister of the girls involved in the fight tried to break it up. However, as the student was attempting to break up the fight, a school resource officer responded to the scene to do the same. In the course of trying to break up the fight, the school resource officer threw the girl who was attempting to break up the fight to the ground. As a result of being thrown to the ground, the student reportedly suffered a concussion.
Following the incident, the school resource officer was placed on administrative leave. Controversy stemming from the incident eventually led to him resigning. His resignation is far from the only fallout, with some questioning whether school resource officers should be removed from schools, and if not, whether schools should be held responsible if resource officers injure students.