After Viral Arrest Video, Hamilton County Residents Discuss SROs In Schools

By Sam Peña, News Channel 9 

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — After the controversy of a viral video of a Hamilton County SRO arresting an East Ridge High student, community members gathered for a discussion about the place of SROs in schools.

A private community forum at the Urban League of Chattanooga featured an intense discussion about the presence of SROs in Hamilton County Schools.

Outrage is the feeling of many Hamilton County parents, students, and teachers, after the release of body camera video showing an East Ridge SRO tackling a student, pulling his hair, and pepper-spraying him.

 

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