Citizens Panel to Review Campus Police Incident
Schools Supt. Roy Romer said Thursday that he would appoint a panel of “prominent citizens with expertise in police matters” to review the findings of an internal investigation into whether a campus police officer used excessive force while restraining a student last week.
Romer announced his plans after watching a televised video of the officer pinning a student to the ground and twice hitting him in the face during a melee at a South Los Angeles high school.
A second officer who stood nearby during the incident is also under investigation.
The review is expected to be completed in a few weeks.
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