Officer in South Carolina classroom arrest fired

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US sheriff: School officer fired after tossing student - A white police deputy  was  fired Wednesday  right after   online video  showed him flipping  the  black teen backward out  associated with  her desk  AS WELL AS  tossing her across  a great  classroom,  from the  sheriff saying  ones  officer did not follow  appropriate   methods   AND ALSO  training.

Deputy Ben Fields  \'m  told  involving  his firing late Wednesday morning, Sheriff Leon Lott said. Fields had been  an  school resource officer  with  Spring Valley High School.

The student  feel  being disruptive  AS WELL AS  refused  to be able to  leave  your  classroom despite being told  by   the  teacher  AND  administrator  for you to  do so, Lott said,  IN ADDITION TO  that's  When  Fields  feel  brought  with  Monday  to be able to  remove her  with the  class. She again refused,  AS WELL AS  Fields told her she  are  under arrest, Lott said.

She continued  to be able to  refuse,  ALONG WITH   from   The item  point  your current   video  shows  ones  deputy flipping  your current  teen backward  after that  throwing her  Round the  room.  in   This  point, Lott said, Fields did not  EMPLOY   right  procedure.

Scott Hayes,  a good  attorney  for the  deputy, said  with   the   report   produced   to help  local media  that the  officer's  ways  were justified  AND  lawful. He said Fields wouldn't have  any  comment  through the  federal investigation.

Lott said he would not release Fields'  employees  file, saying  lone   The item   a number of  complaints  continues to be  filed  at the  past against him, none  that will  came  by the  school district.

Court  accounts  show  at least  three complaints,  whilst  Fields prevailed  in   2   associated with   the person  cases.

Trial  can be  set  for  January  with the  case  of a  expelled student  that  claims Fields targeted blacks  IN ADDITION TO  falsely accused him  of   to be a  gang member  with  2013.  throughout  another case,  the  federal jury sided  in  Fields  following   a good  black couple accused him  involving  excessive  Force   AS WELL AS  battery  through   an  noise complaint arrest  throughout  2005.  an  third lawsuit, dismissed  within  2009, involved  the  woman  which  accused him  of  battery  AND ALSO  violating her rights  while in   a great  2006 arrest.

Calls  with regard to  Fields  to be able to   become  fired began mounting almost  immediately after   your own   online video media  surfaced,  and also the  FBI began  the  civil rights investigation  with  Lott's request.  your current  confrontation  \'m  captured  on  cellphones  coming from  students,  individual   associated with   exactly who  said  The item   almost all   switched on   Any time   your own  girl pulled out her cellphone  AS WELL AS  refused her math teacher's attempt  to be able to   carry   It  away  while in  class.

"She  now   possesses   the  cast  at  her arm, she  has  neck  AND ALSO  back injuries. She  possesses   a good  Band-Aid  on  her forehead  during which  she suffered rug burn  from  her forehead," Columbia attorney Todd Rutherford,  that   is usually  representing  your current  teen, told ABC's "Good Morning America"  in  Wednesday.

Lott had said Tuesday  which the  girl  am  uninjured  on the  confrontation but "may have had  a good  rug burn."

The sheriff suspended Fields  devoid of   salary  Monday. Lott,  exactly who  rushed home  via   an  out  associated with   The city  conference  While   ones  news broke, said  The item   the  teacher  AND  vice principal  at the  classroom  with the   time  felt  ones  officer acted appropriately.