There should be no exception to either public or private schools. Violence against a student is criminal. I firmly believe the abused student was safer because her peers in that room recorded the assault and another young woman spoke out to stop the abuse.
October 28, 2015
By Meghan Keneally
The school resource officer (click here) at a South Carolina high school who was
filmed tossing a teen from her desk and dragging her during an arrest
has been fired, officials announced today.
That officer, identified by the Richland County Sheriff's office as Ben
Fields, was initially put on unpaid leave after the video surfaced this
week.
Today's announcement comes after Sheriff Leon Lott said on Tuesday that
an internal investigation would determine whether Fields would be fired.
He said that the internal investigation determined that he was not
wrong to try and remove the student from the classroom, after being
asked to do so from the teacher and a school administrator, but the
problem came in how he attempted to do that.
"I do not feel that the proper procedures were used at that point," Lott said today of how Fields tried to remove the student....
The arrests need to be investigated and completely expunged from any students record even if that student has graduated from the schools.
These infractions are law developed by codifying the role of a principal in any school. While the sheriff acted appropriately in terminating Ben Field's employment there needs to be reforms in these ridiculous laws.
I find the students being scrutinized to modify behavior and not educated. The teacher's focus was completely wrong. The young lade glanced at a cell phone and nothing more. There was no cheating and I noted another student had a laptop opened. Computers are commonly used during education by students. There is not a college or university classroom that does not have laptops open HOPEFULLY to take notes.
The behavior of the teacher was overbearing. Why is the teacher so distracted by discipline issues. It was the teacher that disrupted the class and not the student. Either all forms of electronic transmissions are welcome in the school room or none are permitted. I might note taking such electronic property is owned by the student or parent or significant other and confiscating it has consequences. If the computer/cell phone is examined for private content that is also illegal. Such search of a student's computer can lead to more and greater disciplines.
Police are at schools to insure student safety and not to add to their injury in any way, including a criminal record. Most states in the country don't seek to victimize a student over behavior. Discipline is up to principals and parents when a student is under the age of 18 years old.
These infractions are law developed by codifying the role of a principal in any school. While the sheriff acted appropriately in terminating Ben Field's employment there needs to be reforms in these ridiculous laws.
I find the students being scrutinized to modify behavior and not educated. The teacher's focus was completely wrong. The young lade glanced at a cell phone and nothing more. There was no cheating and I noted another student had a laptop opened. Computers are commonly used during education by students. There is not a college or university classroom that does not have laptops open HOPEFULLY to take notes.
The behavior of the teacher was overbearing. Why is the teacher so distracted by discipline issues. It was the teacher that disrupted the class and not the student. Either all forms of electronic transmissions are welcome in the school room or none are permitted. I might note taking such electronic property is owned by the student or parent or significant other and confiscating it has consequences. If the computer/cell phone is examined for private content that is also illegal. Such search of a student's computer can lead to more and greater disciplines.
Police are at schools to insure student safety and not to add to their injury in any way, including a criminal record. Most states in the country don't seek to victimize a student over behavior. Discipline is up to principals and parents when a student is under the age of 18 years old.
