STRUGGLE DURING CLASSROOM ARREST FUELS DEBATE ABOUT DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS BY: EESHAN KUMAR SOURCE: LOS ANGELES TIMES

WHERE IT OCCURRED  Spring Valley High School  Columbia, South Carolina

WHEN & HOW  October 26 th, 2015  Actual Event:  During the math class the student was working on her laptop, and took out the cell phone, teacher asked for the cell phone,  Student refused and teacher called the school administration, who asked the student to leave the classroom  School called the police  Police officer Fields slammed the student & threw her to the ground

WHATS THE PROBLEM?  Excessive force were used on students in the schools  Who should punish students? School or Police Officers?

SOLUTION  Schools should revisit their policy  Reach out to parents first then police  Well trained police officers  Officers that can talk to students without hurting them

FACT OR OPINION  Opinion: Police should not be hurting kids  Fact: The FBI is looking if officer Fields had broken any laws  Fact: People are asking why a police officer was needed  Fact: About 14,000 police officers have been put in schools across the country  Fact: Officer Fields was fired from his job (Fields is the officer who is involved)

QUESTION TIME  Why was the girl pulled out of her seat??

ANSWER  Because she was caught using her phone in class and the teacher told her to leave but she refused

THAT IS ALL