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Not based on the training or acceptable. our training unit looked at it, they examined it. i have a written report from them, which ill share with all of you, which goes into details on the force of how we train our officers and what we expect of them in circumstances like this. their recommendation to me was that deputy fields did not follow proper training, did not follow proper procedure when he threw the student across the room. from the very beginning, thats what has caused me to be upset. ...

His actions, not anything he had to do. >> reporter: it seems deputy fields had a reputation among the students. they nicknamed him officer slam. was any of that brought to your attention? >> no. hes been in the school for seven years. hes highly respected as a school resource officer. they wanted him at spring valley. he has tremendous support from faculty and staff at spring valley and from the students. of course, when something like this happens, you do have people that are going to come up ...

Not anything that she had to do, and entirely wa what he did. that is what we looked at. >> sheriff, is she facing charges? >> did the school relay any concerns about deputy fields, because it seemed that they have nicknamed him officer slam, and anything been brought the your attention? >> no, he has been at that school for seven years and highly respected as a school resource valley, and they wanted him there at spring valley, and he has tremendous support from the faculty and staff and from s...

Jury found he did not do the things he was accused of. >> reporter: sheriff, can you tell us what ben fields should have done in that situation? >> i can tell you what he should not have done. what he should not have done is thrown a student. thats what he should not have done. he could have maybe done a lot of things hes trained to do, but he was not trained to throw the student. when you make an arrest from someone who does not have a weapon that you need to escape from, you never let go of th...

2:30 out west, this is "way too early." good morning, its wednesday october 28th. im louis burgdorf, this morning the fbi and justice department have launched investigations after video from a south carolina classroom provoked tough questions about how african-american students are treated. multiple videos showing deputy ben fields, a school resource officer, at spring valley high in columbia slamming a female student to the ground. fields has been suspended without pay, pending an internal in...

The sheriff here has been very quebec to respond, calling for an independent investigation, which the fbi is now going to do. and even say that within 24 hours, he will have a decision on deputy fields fate. >> this is something that not only people but the world wants to know, what will happen to him? is he going to be able to still be employed here or terminated? i think everybody needs to make a quick decision him i also want to be fair and do a thorough investigation. thats what weve done. >...

Them to do, and this is to investigate this incident as a policy violation, to see if deputy fields broke any of the policies or procedures that we do. i think that somebody asked yesterday normally in the cases like this, it take as long extended time to do it. this one did not need to take very long. the videos helped, the statements we got, and our properer policy and procedures that we go by are there for us to know what to do. it is not something that needed to take long, and it didnt take ...

The school resource officer with her fist and striking. what she does is not what i am looking at. what i am looking at what is our student resource officer did. >> the girl was wrong for disturbing the class and refusing the verbal command of deputy fields. but he is concerned about the way the deputy responded in this case. the parent of one student in the class is troubled. >> i cant believe a man used that much force on a little girl a big man 300 pounds and full of muscle. >> deputy fields ...

Within our schools. >> reporter: according to authorities, the spring valley high school student was asked to leave the classroom. when she refused that request from her teacher and a school administrator, fields, who was also a school resource officer, was called to arrest her. the school board calling the video extremely disturbing, and has banned the deputy from all of the district schools pending an investigation. >> we dont want everyone to rush to judgment, but we also feel that the video ...

>> well, first of all, i never had an opportunity to go to court for my lawsuit. my lawyer did me wrong and had the case dismissed without my permission. second, when i saw the video, it reminds me of all of the nightmares and what ive been going through for ten years. the sheriff would have done the right job the first time that this young lady would never be going through what shes going through right now, you know? this is what he did to me and my wife. his partner beat her up, slammed her to...