MIAMI - AUGUST 11: A City of Miami police car with lights ablaze responds to a call as they patrol the street on August 11, 2010 in Miami, Florida. The Miami Police Department launched "Operation Take Back Our Streets" yesterday in response to recent shootings in the Model City and Little Haiti communities of Miami. The city has seen a number of shootings recently using high powered assault weapons. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A Florida community is demanding answers after a viral video showed an Osceola Sheriffs Department deputy slamming a female student to the ground at a local high school.
The deputys use of force is being called out after the teen was reportedly knocked unconscious by the blow. The Osceola County Sheriffs Office said in a statement that the deputy, who also happens to be the schools resource officer, took a student to the ground during a confrontation at Liberty High School, according to WFTV.
According to the sheriffs office, the incident took place between classes as the officer was attempting to stop the student in the video from fighting another student.
Osceola County investigators are now in the process of collecting video and witness statements to gain a better understanding of exactly what happened but it wasnt immediately clear if the deputy has been placed on leave or if hes been reassigned pending the outcome of the departments investigation.
Today the sheriffs office received information from school officials at Liberty High School about a video posted on social media depicting one of our School Resource Officers in a confrontation with a student, a tweet from the department read.
In their official statement, the department wrote, We know that the School Resource Officer was in the process of trying to stop the student from fighting another student in the hallway when the deputy took her into custody. Once we receive more information related to the incident, we will provide an updated press release.
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