the_gooch Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 http://www.roanoke.com/roatimes/news/story167477.html Wednesday, May 26, 2004 Botetourt resource officer loses job over incident At the end of a class May 17, a boy tried to hug the officer, but she took him to the ground, the school's principal said. By Joanne Poindexter A Botetourt County resource officer who responded to a fifth-grader's affection in a defensive manner has lost her job. Botetourt County Sheriff Ronnie Sprinkle said he terminated Deputy C.J. Dickerson on Monday for inappropriately bullying a student by "taking him to the ground" at Colonial Elementary School. Dickerson had been a resource officer at the school since last fall and had been teaching Drug Abuse Resistance Education classes to fifth-graders since January, Principal Tammie Riggs said. At the end of a DARE class May 17, a boy tried to hug the officer, but "in sort of like a defense move, she twisted his arm and put him to the floor," Riggs said. The boy was not hurt and didn't require medical attention, the principal said. "He was more humiliated and scared," Riggs said. "Her conduct was unbecoming to an officer of this department," Sprinkle said. After investigating the incident, "I certainly have reason to believe something happened and we've taken care of the problem," Sprinkle said. No criminal charges have been filed, Sprinkle said, but the action constitutes a misdemeanor, and charges would have to be made by the individuals involved. "In the interest of fairness and to preclude any appearance of partiality," Sprinkle said he's asked the Virginia State Police to investigate any criminal charges that might arise. Neither Riggs nor Sprinkle knew what sparked the incident. They would not identify the student or his teacher. Dickerson could not be reached for comment. Her home telephone number was not in service Tuesday. Dickerson, who has been a deputy since 1996, was the resource officer who was alerted May 19 when five students at Read Mountain Middle School were treated for illegally taking a prescribed anti-seizure medication. Riggs said she'd received complaints about the deputy and was planning to ask for a new DARE officer for the next school year. In a survey of the DARE program, teachers noted "inappropriate behavior and conversations" between the officer and students, Riggs said. The complaints weren't glaring, but "at the end of the year, I would have asked that she not be our DARE officer, anyway," Riggs said. The conversations were not obscene, but "were inappropriate in class," Riggs said. Some information on substance abuse, Riggs said, "was too much information for elementary students. She was too comfortable talking about drug and alcohol use ... about things elementary students didn't need to know." Riggs said she learned of the incident involving the fifth-grader after school May 18 and conducted her own investigation before notifying the sheriff's office Thursday. A new officer has been assigned to the school, she said, adding that the department was very responsive in organizing the DARE graduation that was held Tuesday night. Sprinkle said the Colonial Elementary incident was the first complaint he'd received against Dickerson since she became a resource officer. Sprinkle said he's received several other calls about the officer's behavior since the Colonial school incident was reported. He declined to comment on the types of complaints, saying they were being investigated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crave Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 i miss the commonwealth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 hahaha! take that you little shit! don't be tryin to hug me boy! i'll show you who's boss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 http://www.worldfreeinternet.net/news/raid04-22-00.jpg'> http://www.internationalist.org/seattlecopscwww.JPG'> http://awol.objector.org/graphics/inglewood.jpg'> http://www.ecomafia.com/images/policeclash.jpg'> USA Police State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8onus Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 good god! they still DARE? what the fuck is wrong with this country, that shit dosnt work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS-1 Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Originally posted by the_gooch http://www.worldfreeinternet.net/news/raid04-22-00.jpg'> http://www.internationalist.org/seattlecopscwww.JPG'> http://awol.objector.org/graphics/inglewood.jpg'> http://www.ecomafia.com/images/policeclash.jpg'> USA Police State. Well maybe if them god damn terrorists weren't blowin up our trade centers this wouldn't happen man! GO DALE EARNHARDT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 Originally posted by ODS-1 Well maybe if them god damn terrorists weren't blowin up our trade centers this wouldn't happen man! GO DALE EARNHARDT! that's exactly the attitude they want you to have! stay asleep, enjoy your dreams! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adderall Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 i dont know which is more surprising the fact that the officer didnt break the boys arm, or the fact that the officer was actually fired.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDY_500 Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I wouldnt be surpised if that officer didnt get fired but they got placed in some office downtown somewhere to push and pencil for awhile until this whole thing blew over.......Im always hearin something from someone here or there every so often....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duh-rye-won Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 gooch! you see my birthday thread? i'll be in ny next week. peep the flyer in the thread. talk to flec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 http://www.kak.ru/images/archive/13-14/panik/comz-1.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Priest Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 cops..honestly, what the fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarzAbove Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 :lol: can they sink any lower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ment2 Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 what the FUCK was she thinking? no way she thought the kid was actually trying to attack her... what the fuck??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 Originally posted by iquit gooch! you see my birthday thread? i'll be in ny next week. peep the flyer in the thread. talk to flec. yeah, i didn't get the flyer but i got all of the info from the big CFer. i will see you there! P^o^ICE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duh-rye-won Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Originally posted by the_gooch yeah, i didn't get the flyer but i got all of the info from the big CFer. i will see you there! P^o^ICE radical. help me spread the word. thanks bro. P^o^ICE. haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 no diggity! i will dress up as gene simmons to honor you for this event and get up on the bar and sing "god of thunder"....just for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 those damn black kids...always stirrun up truble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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