Saturday, October 23, 2010
School Police Officer Suspended In Fayette County
KENTUCKY...
A school police officer has been suspended after video posted online appears to show him throwing a punch toward a student while breaking up a fight.
Fayette County Schools spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall told the Lexington Herald-Leader the fight occurred Thursday morning outside the cafeteria at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School.
Officer Michael Sharp was trying to separate the boys and all three were on the floor.
The video shows Sharp seemingly throwing a punch at one of the boys as another adult pulls the youth away. The clip posted on YouTube lasts for only about 10 seconds.
Sharp has been suspended with pay while school officials investigate. He is one of about 40 school district officers and is normally on duty at Dunbar.
A call Friday to a listing for a Michael Sharp rang unanswered.
A school police officer has been suspended after video posted online appears to show him throwing a punch toward a student while breaking up a fight.
Fayette County Schools spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall told the Lexington Herald-Leader the fight occurred Thursday morning outside the cafeteria at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School.
Officer Michael Sharp was trying to separate the boys and all three were on the floor.
The video shows Sharp seemingly throwing a punch at one of the boys as another adult pulls the youth away. The clip posted on YouTube lasts for only about 10 seconds.
Sharp has been suspended with pay while school officials investigate. He is one of about 40 school district officers and is normally on duty at Dunbar.
A call Friday to a listing for a Michael Sharp rang unanswered.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 7:16 PM 
