Ashlynn Avery, who
was arrested and beaten for falling asleep at school, has filed a lawsuit for
civil rights violations.
May 7, 2013 |
A student who was arrested and beaten for falling asleep at school
is now suing an Alabama city, its police department and some school employees
for civil rights violation, battery and negligent supervision and hiring. The
Courthouse News Service reports that after the diabetic student fell asleep
while in a room reserved for “in school suspensions,” a school police officer
slammed her face into a cabinet and then arrested her. The incident occurred at
a high school in Hoover, Alabama.
Ashlynn Avery, who has diabetes, asthma and sleep apnea, was
suspended for cutting class, and had to sit in the in-school suspension room.
While she was reading “Huckleberry Finn,” she dozed off. First, the in-school
suspension supervisor walked over to her cubicle and struck it, which caused
the cubicle to hit Avery’s head, according to the lawsuit. She woke up, but
soon fell back asleep. The supervisor, Joshua Whited, then took the book from
her and slammed it on on, which caused the book to hit the student in the
chest.
Avery was then told to leave the room, according to the complaint,
and police officer Christopher Bryant followed her. Bryant slapped her
backpack, and then “proceeded to shove Ashlynn face first into a file cabinet
and handcuff her,” the complaint states. While in the car, Avery vomited. She
was taken to a hospital and had to wear a cast as a result of her injuries.
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