An Akron, Ohio, Police Department school resource officer has been asked not to return to Firestone Community Learning Center following an incident captured on surveillance video. The video showed the officer punching a student in the head multiple times during morning metal detector procedures on October 16.
According to Akron Public Schools, the student was instructed to go through the metal detector after it indicated a red light and beeped. The officer, concerned about school safety, wanted to ensure the student didn't have any weapons. When the student resisted being detained by officers, a struggle ensued, leading to the officer throwing three punches at the student's head before handcuffing him.
