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A DIABETIC, asthmatic student with a sleeping disorder was allegedly bashed then arrested by a school police officer after being caught napping at her desk.
Ashlynn Avery alleges Officer Christopher Bryant slapped her backpack before shoving her face-first into a filing cabinet and handcuffing her.
Shortly afterwards, the teen vomited in a police car and had to be taken to hospital. She had to wear a cast on her arm for a month as a result of her injuries.
Ms Avery is now suing the city of Alabama, its police department and several employees at Hoover High School for civil rights violation, battery and negligent supervision and hiring.
According to her complaint , Ms Avery fell asleep while in a room reserved for "in-school suspensions" after getting in trouble for cutting class.
The student, who suffers from diabetes, asthma and sleep apnoea fell asleep while reading Mark Twain classic Huckleberry Finn.
Read more here.
Ashlynn Avery alleges Officer Christopher Bryant slapped her backpack before shoving her face-first into a filing cabinet and handcuffing her.
Shortly afterwards, the teen vomited in a police car and had to be taken to hospital. She had to wear a cast on her arm for a month as a result of her injuries.
Ms Avery is now suing the city of Alabama, its police department and several employees at Hoover High School for civil rights violation, battery and negligent supervision and hiring.
According to her complaint , Ms Avery fell asleep while in a room reserved for "in-school suspensions" after getting in trouble for cutting class.
The student, who suffers from diabetes, asthma and sleep apnoea fell asleep while reading Mark Twain classic Huckleberry Finn.
Read more here.


