South Carolina School Video: Shows An Officer Throwing A Female Pupil Across A Classroom

A US sheriff's department says it is investigating after a video emerged apparently showing an officer throwing a female pupil across a classroom.

The footage posted online on Monday was said to be filmed in a school in Columbia, South Carolina.

US media said the pupil had refused to leave the classroom when asked. The officer, a school monitor, was called.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said there was "no justification" for the incident.
In the video obtained by South Carolina's WIS network, the man is seen confronting the pupil, who is sitting at her desk. They then exchange words.
He then appears to restrain her around the neck, before quickly pulling her and her desk backwards to the floor.
Soon after, he appears to throw the pupil a few metres across the classroom. She is then restrained.
Throughout the incident, other pupils remain seated, but some stand up and comment when the pupil is on the floor.
The video does not show what happened before the officer arrived.
The footage has been widely shared internationally on social media, with the term #AssaultatSpringValleyHigh used by many on Twitter.
(culled bbc)