Hollywood's biggest celebrities took to Twitter to bash the arrest of a South Carolina high school student, who was forcibly thrown onto the grown by a police officer after allegedly refusing to hand over her phone to a teacher.
The arrest occurred Monday at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina.
One of the student's classmates, who videotaped the arrest, told USA Today the girl had her phone out while working on her computer.
The classmate said the teacher asked for her phone, and when the student refused, an administrator was called into the room to take the girl to the discipline office.
The classmate explained, “She really didn't do anything wrong. She said that she had took her phone out, but it was only for a quick second.”
Deputy Ben Fields then was called to help remove the student from teh class, and the video shows what happened next.
Fields has been placed on administrative leave, pending the results of an investigation.
Since then, Hollywood has spoken out against the Spring Valley High School arrest using the hashtag #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh.
Welcome to the school-to-prison pipeline! This unjust criminalization of our youth has to end. #AssaultatSpringValleyHigh
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) October 27, 2015
Not the first time he's been accused of something like this. #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh https://t.co/UtgpixII5y — Matt McGorry (@MattMcGorry) October 27, 2015
Disgusted (but not surprised) by the #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh. Commence victim blaming in 5-4-3-2…
— Orlando Jones (@TheOrlandoJones) October 26, 2015
Disgusting and shameful. https://t.co/XlZQU5Fmd9 — olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) October 26, 2015
i can't unsee what i just saw. #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh
— octavia spencer (@octaviaspencer) October 26, 2015
There is no excuse for violence inside a school. The #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh is unacceptable—schools should be safe places. -H — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 27, 2015
1st mention, from a fellow student, it seems, of #NiyaKenny & her actions during #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh says it. https://t.co/NgShm641Si
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) October 27, 2015
“You want some of this?” – Ben Fields to an 18-year-old girl in her classroom!! #ToughGuy #ThugAssPunk #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh — Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) October 27, 2015
.@nickmullen “A black, teenage girl is being sassy! Help!” David Buffjustice (to biceps): “You ready, boys?” #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) October 27, 2015
Heart breaking. Ridiculous. #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh — kerry washington (@kerrywashington) October 27, 2015
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