our tolerance for it is zero. i repeat that what happened yesterday and what we all watched on that shamefully shocking video is reprehensible, unforgivable, and inconsistent with everything that this district stands for what we work for, and what we aspire to be. the board has caused for an investigation by south carolina s law enforcement division or s.l.e.d. and says it will re-evaluate training of school personnel on the appropriate use of school resource officers and will refer this incident to their existing diversity task force. the school district s black parents association has called for a justice department probe into what it says are long landing discriminatory practices by the school district itself. joining me now pring valley high school student niya kenny who was arrested after standing up for the student in question. also with me her attorney, todd rutherford. can you give us a little perspective what happened in that classroom before the videos all start?
yes, sir, in front of the classroom. plchbl rutherford, your client is now facing criminal charges? am i understanding this correctly? you are. and all she did was an heroic act and try and stop this monster from brutalizing this child. it s been said before and i was at the waffle house before i came over here listening it people dialogue about this, and one of their concerns was that when they an adult, a teacher, an administrator ask a student to do something, that student should immediately do it. while we don t question that, there is no doubt that no one, no human being no, animal should be treated the way that she was treated. shikara was taken by her neck and in doing so, you see her react to what the sheriff says. she laid punches on the deputy which is the most ridiculous thing i ve heard. she was then tossed across the room. so far i might add when she was tossed the deputy had to walk
what they say is an exceptional role model to the students. he also serves as a football coach at the school. now, nia kenny was another student arrested after that incident. she says she stood up for that girl who was roughed up by the deputy. she and her lawyer spoke to cnn about what happened. honestly, i think he should lose his job. i feel like not even the officer, like, no man should put his hands on a child like that. she s 16 years old. and this man is huge. i feel like he needs to lose his job. it really is sad and it s devastating and infuriating that are 300-pound weight lifting muscle-bound man would assault a child the way that he did. and i feel as if a public apology is appropriate in this case as well as termination.
african-american female for quite some time now. you know, and so does that have a bearing on his thought process? it may have. but i would think that would have it on a positive way and not a negative way. the officer in question ben field is one of the two school resource officers at the high school. he s been placed on administrative duty. officer fields has been sued twice. one of those cases decided by a jury in his favor and upheld on appeal. another case filed by a former student who was expelled in 2013 is set for jury trial in january of next year. the lawsuit said he unfairly and recklessly targets african-american students with allegation afc gang membership and criminal gang activity. fields denies any wrongdoing in this case, as well. today the board of the richland school district 2 condemned yesterday s act in the strongest terms. there is absolutely no place in this district or any other district for that matter for what happened here yesterday.
he cuffed you in your class? yes, sir, in front of the classroom. mr. rutherford, your client is now facing criminal charges? am i understanding this correctly? you are. and all she did was an heroic act and try and stop this monster from brutalizing this child. it s been said before and i was at the waffle house before i came over here listening it people dialogue about this, and one of their concerns was that when they an adult, a teacher, an administrator ask a student to do something, that student should immediately do it. while we don t question that, there is no doubt that no one, no human being no, animal should be treated the way that she was treated. shikara was taken by her neck and in doing so, you see her react to what the sheriff says. she laid punches on the deputy which is the most ridiculous thing i ve heard. she was then tossed across the room. so far i might add when she was tossed the deputy had to walk