(CNN) A father has filed a federal lawsuit after a newly-released surveillance video shows Chicago police officers dragging his daughter down the stairs and punching her multiple times at a city high school.
The incident happened on January 29 at the Marshall High School on the city's West Side, the lawsuit states, after the 16-year-old girl was asked to leave school because she had her cell phone out in class.
Her father had been asked to come to the school to pick her up and witnessed part of the incident, according to the lawsuit.
The video shows the student standing next to an officer before she turns to walk away. As she does so, one officer grabs her and moves her toward the stairs.
The lawsuit says the girl grabbed the officer's vest to avoid falling down the stairs, but as a result they both fell.
Steelcity1995 on April 12nd, 2019 at 17:51 UTC »
I work at a treatment center for youth aka Juvie we would go to jail if we did this
Photo_Evangelist on April 12nd, 2019 at 17:27 UTC »
Here's a direct YouTube video link/mirror without any news bs. Extremely fucked up.
neocommenter on April 12nd, 2019 at 16:49 UTC »
They are SO gonna regret the paid vacation they get from this!