richland 2 schools, dr. w. hamm. thank you, mr. chairman. again, thank you all are being here, you ll have to forgive me, i have laryngitis, this is about as loudly as i can speak. i do want to say that officer [ inaudible ] has been one of the most upsetting incidents i ve experienced. as chairman manning said, it was outrageous and unforgivable, and it does not represent who this district is. we do have separate protocols for disciplinary incidents and criminal behavior. school resource officers are typically involved in the latter. it is essential that our personnel clearly understand, not only the nature of the situation, but also the
decision based on personal knowledge about this deputy. he s been dating an 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
knowledge about this deputy. he s been dating an 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