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An Akron police school resource officer punched a high school student in the head three times after police said the teen tried to avoid school metal detectors.That use of force is now under internal review by Akron police.It happened last Wednesday when police say the 16-year-old tried to get into Firestone High School without walking through metal detectors.Mayor Shammas Malik held a news conference to discuss the officer’s actions. Akron Public Schools also released surveillance video.
After several attempts to get the teen through the detector, the video shows the boy trying to run into the school.The two officers struggled to get the teen to the ground when the SRO punched the boy in the head three times with a closed fist.The resource officer later learned the boy had a cell phone, which isn’t allowed in school.“That may have been what gave rise to this incident,” Malik said.The mayor said no weapons were found on the student.
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