High School Officer Physically Assaults Student During Arrest [VIDEO]

Students said the officer has had a history of roughing up students.

Fields is listed on the Richland County sheriff’s department’s website as a senior deputy assigned to Spring Valley High School. On his now-deleted Twitter page, he described himself as football coach for the school’s defensive line, and a strength coach.

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said he’d seen the video and found it “disturbing.” Lt. Curtis Wilson said the deputy was removed from the school and placed on administrative duty while investigators look into the attack. He said school resource officers are always held to a higher standard of investigation because they’re meant to protect students.

“The video is going to be helpful because it shows us what happened,” Wilson said.

Officials are looking into what happened before the violent arrest happened, cops said. Police said the student was under arrest for refusing to the leave the classroom after being disruptive.

The school’s superintendent Dr. Debbie Hamm said in a statement that the video was deeply concerning.

See alarming footage of the incident below.

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