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April 8, 2016

Texas: Video Shows School Cop Body-Slamming 12-Year-Old Girl
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In Texas, the San Antonio School District has launched an investigation
after a video surfaced of a school police officer body-slamming a
12-year-old girl to the ground. The cellphone video appears to show
officer Joshua Kehm lifting up 12-year-old Janissa Valdez and then
forcibly throwing her face-first into the floor. Officer Kehm then
handcuffs her hands behind her back. On the video, onlooking students
can be heard saying, "She landed on her face."
Topics:Police Brutality Education

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