I have several times stated there were many alternatives to handling this other than what the officer did, which I believe was way over the top. He could’ve used a tazer, called another officer and both of them could’ve picked up the entire desk, or slid it out into the hall with the kid in it, they could’ve used pepper spray, or just get everyone else out of the class into another area until the situation was de-escalated - not necessarily in any particular order. There WERE several non-violent ways to deal with this situation, the officer obviously snapped.
No, the officer needed to flip the kid over backwards in her school desk and drag her along the wall and floor to prove he was the ultimate authority. What a perfectly reasonable use of force on a teenage girl for talking on her phone in class. The horrors of a teenage girl being belligerent towards authority must be immediately met with severe action though right?
And of course all school children should have punishment meted out this way because merely dealing with the issue by using suspensions (in school suspension would be a fate far worse than sitting through normal class), or being expelled if necessary, well, those things should be off the table. We really need more police officers manhandling our children in schools when they act up or cause a minor disruption.
Yes, definitely replace all administrative functions with police force, that will solve all of our schools’ disciplinary woes.
Yeah, that’s the ticket.
She was removed not for the phone, but for disobeying the teacher and then an administrator. And from what I saw the chair flipped because of her resistance as the officer was trying to lift her out of it, and she did take a swing at him in the process.
Thank you for what was the most well reasoned post on this topic.