A Richmond County Schools 16 year old student was tasered by school security for disorderly conduct recently. When asked for his student ID, he opted to throw it on the ground instead of handing it over. But at least he remembered to bring his ID to school.
School officials are defending the use of a high-voltage shock to control a 16-year-old student at Richmond Senior High School last week. “I didn’t give him my I.D. badge when he asked for it,” Leak said. “I threw it on the floor. And as for when he grabbed me by my shirt, I didn’t push the officer. I just shrugged away and backed up against the wall.”
According to Leak’s statements, that was when he was tased by the officer. (read the full article here)
