Video shows officer slamming Florida high school student into ground during confrontation
- 3 years ago
A confrontation between a Florida high school student and a school resource officer has been caught on camera Tuesday.
In the video posted to Twitter, an officer is seen slamming a young Black woman to the ground in an outside breezeway at Liberty High School in Osceola County. The student's head is seen hitting the pavement with an audible thump before her body appears to go limp.
The officer proceeds to pull the student's arms behind her back before placing handcuffs on her as she remained motionless for the duration of the encounter.
The Osceola Sheriff's Office confirmed in a press release Tuesday evening that the officer was employed by the agency and that an investigation into the incident is in the initial stages.
In the video posted to Twitter, an officer is seen slamming a young Black woman to the ground in an outside breezeway at Liberty High School in Osceola County. The student's head is seen hitting the pavement with an audible thump before her body appears to go limp.
The officer proceeds to pull the student's arms behind her back before placing handcuffs on her as she remained motionless for the duration of the encounter.
The Osceola Sheriff's Office confirmed in a press release Tuesday evening that the officer was employed by the agency and that an investigation into the incident is in the initial stages.