Florida Cop Knocks Female Student Out After Slamming Her Headfirst Onto High School's Concrete Floor

A Florida high school police officer slammed a woman to the ground where she hit her head and, in the disturbing new video, began to lose control. Questions have been raised over the amount of aggression used in the video by the school resource officer, which shows the girl being hurled to the ground after hitting her head and appearing to go limp.

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Posted on social media, the video was shot at Liberty High School in Osceola, Florida. In the clip, before dragging her to the ground, the police officer pins the girl's arms behind her back. When the girl's head hits the concrete pavement, a loud bang is heard, with the cop holding the student in place using his full body weight.

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The cop holds her arms pinned behind her back and puts her in handcuffs despite the girl not noticeably moving. The officer attempted to deter the girl from fighting with another student, said the sheriff's office. The actual status of the girl is unclear.

The student who posted the video on Twitter said: 'This girl was already separated and under control by one of the faculty members when the officer came out of nowhere picked her up and bodyslammed her headfirst onto the concrete.'

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Following the incident at the high school, the Osceola County sheriff's office released a statement which said: 'Today the sheriff’s office received information from school officials at Liberty High School about a video posted on social media depicting one of our School Resource Officers in a confrontation with a student. 

'The incident appeared to take place between classes in the hallway. In the video, it shows the deputy taking the student to the ground and placing handcuffs on her.

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'Our office is in the initial stages of our investigation. We are collecting video, witness statements, and relevant information related to the incident.

'We know that the School Resource Officer was in the process of trying to stop the student from fighting another student in the hallway when the deputy took her into custody.'

The sheriff's office has reported that, after it has been made available, more details will be released.

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People reacting to the Twitter video were surprised at the violence demonstrated by the cop and the manner he treated the student.

One user said: 'What kind of man does it take to do that to a girl? He is a cop, she is a child. This is disgusting.'

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Another pointed out that the officers appeared to already have control of the girl in the video. They said: 'She didn't need to be smashed into the concrete! I feel ill, I have a daughter.'

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One person said: 'I am never going to get that sound of her head hitting the ground outta my head. I hope she's ok.' 

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While another asked whether it was appropriate at all to have slammed the student into the ground.

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Parent Demeatra Bodie said the officer needed to be arrested because we would be in prison if we were to do anything like that to our children. 'No questions asked... we're going to jail until they figure it out.'  Liberty High School has not reported on the case yet. The School District of Osceola County referred questions to the Sheriff's Office.

The agency's policy says officers should use 'the minimal amount of force necessary to perform official duties' and only in situations when the person has not responded to demands, when defending someone or when there is a 'credible threat to public safety.'