Columbia, SC: Deputy Benjamin "Ben" Fields aka "Officer Slam" fired for tossing Niya Kenny

Student arrested during South Carolina school incident says she told classmates to film

After Fields forcibly removed a girl who the teacher said was disrupting class by refusing to put her phone away, the deputy arrested Kenny as well. The first girl was released to her parents, but Kenny was transported to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention ...

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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article41823267.html

 

Girl arrested during Spring Valley incident says she told classmates to film

After Fields forcibly removed a girl who the teacher said was disrupting class by refusing to put her phone away, the deputy arrested Kenny as well. The first girl was released to her parents, but Kenny was transported to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention ...

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http://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article41810298.html

 

Violent SC Arrest Reflects How African-American Girls Are Disproportionately Disciplined in Schools, Study Author Says

The recent violent arrest of an African-American girl at Spring Valley High ... "This girl not listening to the teacher, though sitting peacefully in her chair, has become justification for law enforcement application of severe coercion and force that ...

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/violent-sc-arrest-reflects-black-girls-disproportionately-disciplined/story?id=34824293

 

Here's Why You Don't Have to Arrest Students to Make Them Behave

Source: Mic/YouTube Second: The student started it. Lott peppered the press conference with victim-blaming, which contradicts what most teachers actually do on a daily basis. Classroom management — or, as it's called in some schools, "classroom culture ...

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http://mic.com/articles/127610/here-s-why-you-don-t-have-to-arrest-students-to-make-them-behave

 

South Carolina school officer fired, but more fallout possible

Kenny said the incident started when her math teacher told the other girl to give up her cell ... And that's telling." Kenny was arrested and accused of disturbing school after yelling and cursing at the officer, according to an incident report.

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/29/us/south-carolina-school-arrest-videos/index.html

 

The Elephant in the Classroom: Why Did South Carolina Educators Call the Cops?

But he also says it underscores the need for a deeper understanding of racial bias, in African American teachers as well as white ones. The arrest “was excessive and reprehensible, if you think about it,” said Howard, who was a classroom teacher before ...

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http://news.yahoo.com/elephant-classroom-why-did-south-carolina-educators-call-215036198.html

 

South Carolina Sheriff: "When they call us, we're going to take a law enforcement action."

From the moment the resource officer was involved, it was an arrest. When a sophomore girl in a South Carolina high school refused to stop using her cell phone, then refused to leave the room as her teacher ordered, the school resource officer arrested her.

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http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2015/10/29/south-carolina-sheriff-when-they-call-us-were-going-to-take-a-law-enforcement-action

 

Attorney defends actions of fired school officer as 'justified and lawful'

Another student arrested from the same Spring Valley High School classroom ... that disrupts the education process and the students can't learn and the teachers can't teach," Lott said. "We have to have discipline in our schools." What the student did ...

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/28/us/south-carolina-school-arrest-videos

 

Tony Norman: Violent school arrest shows weakness

The math teacher, a tall, well-groomed black man and presumably the ... After all, the girl who was dragged across the room was being arrested for having her phone out. No one was in a hurry to be next. In fact, one is struck by how well-behaved and ...

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http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/tony-norman/2015/10/30/Tony-Norman-Violent-school-arrest-shows-weakness/stories/201510300169

 

Arrest in S.C. classroom renews debate over police, discipline in schools

“I think sometimes our officers are put in uncomfortable positions when a teacher can’t control a student,” Lott said. “We don’t need to arrest these students. We need to keep them in school.” Lott said his office will also look into when ...

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https://newsela.com/articles/schighschool-student/id/12737/

 

Student arrested during Spring Valley incident says she told classmates to video

Martin, one of Kenny’s attorneys. After Fields forcibly removed a girl who the teacher said was disrupting class by refusing to put her phone away, the deputy arrested Kenny as well. The first girl was released to her parents, but Kenny was transported ...

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http://www.kentucky.com/2015/10/29/4111668/student-arrested-during-spring.html

 

The contentious South Carolina law that lets police arrest students for being "obnoxious"

It's under this statute that the student in Spring Valley High School was charged for refusing to put away her phone and leave the classroom per her teacher's request. South Carolina isn't the only state to have this kind of law. Over the past few decades ...

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http://www.vox.com/2015/10/30/9639784/spring-valley-high-school-video-law

 

Deputy Slams and Arrests Student: Children's Rights Denied in 'The Land of the Free'

Her crime for which he was summoned was none other than being "disrespectful" and "verbally disruptive" when she refused to give her cell phone to her teacher. To make matters worse another student, Niya Kenny, was also arrested for "disturbing schools ...

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hope-loudon/deputy-slams-and-arrests-_b_8423902.html

 

Teachers Weigh In On Video Of Black Student Dragged Out Of Classroom By White Cop

The student left the situation in handcuffs and under arrest, which could have life-long consequences. The full story over at the LAT is well worth a look. And if you're a teacher and have experience with dealing with defiant students, share your ...

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http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/10/30/452955025/teachers-weigh-in-on-video-of-black-student-dragged-out-of-classroom-by-white-co

 

'Disturbing schools' law criticized after South Carolina student's arrest

That figure does not include teens charged as adults. It was the third most frequent ... Lott echoed concerns raised by the local Black Parents Association about the decision by a teacher and administrator to involve the deputy in the handling of the ...

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/30/us-south-carolina-police-idUSKCN0SO2NY20151030

 

EXCLUSIVE: Teacher of class where student was brutalized by cop suffers wave of abuse and is told: 'Can't manage class? Leave teaching.'

The teacher in charge of a class where a student was violently arrested after he called in a cop to deal with her breaking school rules has been dragged into the furor over the incident. Robert Long, 62, who teaches math was identified online amid outrage ...

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3297408/Teacher-class-student-brutalized-cop-suffers-wave-abuse-told-t-manage-class-Leave-teaching.html

 

South Carolina School Arrest Officer Statement

Payne says patrolling the hallways of a school is nothing like patrolling crime on the streets. According to the teacher and school administrator, the student was disrupting class and refused to leave the classroom when asked to do so. Lott said Fields ...

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http://gosporttimes.com/2015/10/30/south-carolina-school-arrest-officer-statement/

 

Sheriff Jim Hammond Says Richland County Sheriff Acted Too Hastily

The officer Hammond was referring to caused a national stir this week after he pulled a young female student from her desk, slammed her to the ground, and arrested her after she was disrespectful and noncompliant with her teacher and officer. After videos ...

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http://www.chattanoogan.com/2015/10/30/311629/Sheriff-Jim-Hammond-Says-Richland.aspx

 

Jill Scott (A Former Teacher) Weighs in on Spring Valley High Video

“I was [once] a teacher and I remember their mouths — I know the students ... RELATED: Heated Sunny Hostin Rips Don Lemon for ‘Needing More Facts’ in Spring Valley Arrest (Watch) To help in the process, Scott suggested a series of “physiological ...

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http://www.eurweb.com/2015/10/jill-scott-a-former-teacher-weighs-in-on-spring-valley-high-video/

 

After arrest at Spring Valley High School, debate over the role of law enforcement in schools reignites

Two days after the arrest, captured in 15 seconds of video on a classmate ... The state’s “disturbing schools” statute prohibits interfering with students or teachers, loitering on school grounds without permission, or acting in “an obnoxious ...

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http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20151031/PC16/151039941/1177/after-arrest-at-spring-valley-high-school-debate-over-the-role-of-law-enforcement-in-schools-reignites