re: School Resource Officer "Body Slams" Student Sitting in Desk

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What the student did does not justify the officer's actions, the sheriff said, but she must take responsibility for her role.

"We must not lose sight that this whole incident started by this student," he said. "She is responsible for initiating this action. Some responsibility falls on her."

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100% my stance.

The student, the teacher, and the cop all share responsibility. Maybe not all the same amount, but definitely all share it.

I assume the cop has no authority to suspend/expel the student, so if the teacher was going to get outside reinforcements, he should have called the principal/disciplinary who could see with their own eyes what the child was doing and have her suspended/expelled on the spot.

I am sure the teacher didn't think the cop was going to react the way he did, but in hindsight, that teacher has to know that the cop didn't have the power to do much else. He didn't have administrative power.. he only has law enforcement power. I don't blame him for not thinking about that at the time, but it is definitely something to think about going forward. What did he really think the cop was going to do? I assume he just thought that calling the cop would scare the student into doing what he asked.