ORDINARY WERE GOING TO LET THE INVESTIGATORS DO THEIR JOB, WITHOUT HAVE ANY OUTSIDE PRESSURES... SO THE TRUTH CAN COME OUT. OUT. THE PRINCIPAL OF A LOCAL ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL IS SPEAKING OUT AFTER A TEENAGER ACCUSES A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OF ROUGHING HER UP. SHE HAS CUTS AND BRUISES BUT APPARTLY THE OFFICER DOES TOO. NOW INVEIGATORS ARE TRYING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT HAPPENED AND SO ARE WE.IS EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION IS OUR TOP STORY ON NEWS 12 AT 6 OCLOCK. I RICHARD ROGERS. ROGERS.ANDM MEREDITH ANDERSON.GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US. RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OFFICERS ARE BUSY TONIGHT INVESTIGATING ONE OF THEIR OWN. THIS AFTER AN ALTERCATION THURSDAY MORNING AT BUNGALOWROAD ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL. SCHOOL. A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL TELLS NEWS 12 A BOE OFFICER ATTACKED HER AND ES TELLING HER STORY ONLY TO NEWS 12S LYNNSEY GARDNER. GARDNER.RKCHARD THE STUDENT STAYED HOME FROM SCHOOL TODAY BUT THE OFFICER IS STILL ON THE JOB. JOB. 13.36 IT HURT BAD... BAD.ITS A BRUISE AND A CUT CHRYSHAYLA BELL SAYS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF ITSELF15.00MY MOMMA NEVER PUT A BRUISE ON ME OR NONE OF HER CHILDREN SO WHY SHOULD HE I NEVER EVEN TOUCH HIM HIMCHRYSHAYLA SAYS IT ALL STARTED AT HER SCHOOL THURSDAY MORNING AFTER A BOE OFFICER TOLD HER TO TAKE HER JACKET OFF BECAUSE JACKETS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT THE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL SHE SAYS THE SITUATION ESCALAUED WHEN SHE TRIED TO CALL HER MOTHER FROM E SCHOOL PHONE 07.11THEY WOULDNT NEVER LET ME USE THE PHONE AND THATS WHEN HE GRABBED ME BECAUSE I WAS CUSSING HIM OUT AND HE GRABBED ME END TWIST MY ARM UP LIKE THAT TRYING TO PUT THE HANDCUFFS ON ME. ME. JACQUELINE HAMMONDS DID GET HER DAUGHTER AND BROUGHT HER HEREO THE BOE THURSD TO FILE A REPORT SPARKING THIS INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION53.26THIS MAN WEIGHS PROBABLY 300 POUNDS, MY CHILD PROBABLY AINT EVEN 80 SOMETHING POUNDS AND HE DO HER LIKE THIS? NO, ITS UNCALLED FOR FORNEWS 12 WENT TO THE PRINCIPAL FOR THE SCHOOLS SIDE OF THE STORY STORY14.00.03ITS ALL UNDER INVESTIGATION AND IN THE INVESTIGATION EVERYTHING WILL PROBABLY COME OUT BUT WE AS A FAMILY OF BUNGALOW ROAD AND RICHMOND COUNTY, WE ARE STANDING WITH OUR OFFICERYES. OFFICERYES.PRINCIPAL NORRIS COULDNT COMMENT ANY FURTHER BUT HE DID SAY THE OFFICER HAS BEEN AT THE SCHOOL A FEW MONTHS AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH HIM AT THIS SCHOOL.IN ALL HES BEEN WITH THE BOE FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS.BUT JAQUELINE SAYS SHE WANTS THE OFFICER REMOVED OR FIRED AND HER DAUGHTER WONT BE BACK UNTIL THAT HAPPENS I SPOKE WITH THIS OFFICER PERSONALLY AT THE SCHOOL HE SAYS HE CANT COMMENT.WE HAVE DECIDED TO WITHOLD THE NAME OF THE OFFICER BECAUSE HEHAS NOT BEEN CHARGED.CHIEF STEIN SAYS HE ALSO HAD CUTS AND SCRAPES ON HIM WHEN HE FILED HIS REPORT AT THE DISTRICTS CERAL OFFICEYESTEAY YESTERDAY LYNNSEY ANY IDEA HOW LONG THIS INVESTIGATION COULD TAKE? TAKE?THERE NO SET TIMELINE CHIEF STEIN SAYS THEY ARE WORKING TO GET SEVERAL WITNESS STATEMENTS. YOU WONT HAVE TO RRY ABOUT A CURFEW FOR YOUR KIDS IN AIN AT LEAST FOR NOW. THE CITY COUNCIL IS

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AIRDATE: 05-16-2008
TRANSCRIPT: ordinary were going to let the investigators do their job, without have any outside pressures... so the truth can come out. out. the principal of a local alternative school is speaking out after a teenager accuses a school resource officer of roughing her up. she has cuts and bruises but appartly the officer does too. now inveigators are trying to get to the bottom of what happened and so are we.is exclusive investigation is our top story on news 12 at 6 oclock. i richard rogers. rogers.andm meredith anderson.good to have you with us. richmond county board of education officers are busy tonight investigating one of their own. this after an altercation thursday morning at bungalowroad alternative school. school. a 14 year old girl tells news 12 a boe officer attacked her and es telling her story only to news 12s lynnsey gardner. gardner.rkchard the student stayed home from school today but the officer is still on the job. job. 13.36 it hurt bad... bad.its a bruise and a cut chryshayla bell says speaks for itself itself15.00my momma never put a bruise on me or none of her children so why should he i never even touch him himchryshayla says it all started at her school thursday morning after a boe officer told her to take her jacket off because jackets are not allowed at the alternative school she says the situation escalaued when she tried to call her mother from e school phone 07.11they wouldnt never let me use the phone and thats when he grabbed me because i was cussing him out and he grabbed me end twist my arm up like that trying to put the handcuffs on me. me. jacqueline hammonds did get her daughter and brought her hereo the boe thursd to file a report sparking this investigation investigation53.26this man weighs probably 300 pounds, my child probably aint even 80 something pounds and he do her like this? no, its uncalled for fornews 12 went to the principal for the schools side of the story story14.00.03its all under investigation and in the investigation everything will probably come out but we as a family of bungalow road and richmond county, we are standing with our officeryes. officeryes.principal norris couldnt comment any further but he did say the officer has been at the school a few months and there were no reported problems with him at this school.in all hes been with the boe for about 2 years.but jaqueline says she wants the officer removed or fired and her daughter wont be back until that happens i spoke with this officer personally at the school he says he cant comment.we have decided to withold the name of the officer because hehas not been charged.chief stein says he also had cuts and scrapes on him when he filed his report at the districts ceral officeyesteay yesterday lynnsey any idea how long this investigation could take? take?there no set timeline chief stein says they are working to get several witness statements. you wont have to rry about a curfew for your kids in ain at least for now. the city council is