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NewsOne Top 5: #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh Fallout, Officer Ben Fields Fired, Obama Says Cops Are Scapegoats For Society's Failures

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Students at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina staged a walk-out in support of fired Deputy Ben Fields who assaulted and arrested a student for allegedly refusing to leave the classroom, reports WACH Fox.

Fields was fired on Wednesday, even though Sheriff Leon Lott placed “some” blame on the girl’s shoulders and claimed that racism didn’t play a role in the incident because Fields has been dating an African American women “for quite some time.”

Apparently, some students — and Principal Jeff Temoney, who has been identified as the administrator in the video who stepped back as Fields flung the girl across the room –agree with him.

Read more from WACH below:

Videos on social media show students at Spring Valley attempting a walkout around 10am in support of the fired deputy.

Spring Valley Principal Jeff Temoney addressed the students during the walkout and stated that he “heard their voices and appreciates you for doing this.”

The principal added no one would be suspended as long as everyone returned to class.

Students were also wearing t-shirts that say “Free Fields” and “#Bring Back Ben”.

 

Spring Valley Principal Jeff Temoney ‘Appreciates’ Students Walking Out In Support Of Officer Ben Fields  was originally published on newsone.com