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North Carolina Officer Fired for Body-Slamming 11-Year-Old Student

HeadlineDec 17, 2019

In North Carolina, a police officer who slammed an 11-year-old middle school student to the ground has been fired. The assault at Vance County Middle School was caught on surveillance video, which shows the school resource officer and a small boy walking down the hallway when the officer picks the boy up and throws him to the ground. The officer then picks the boy up again and slams him to the ground again. The officer, who has not been publicly named, was first placed on paid leave and was then fired as the video went viral.

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