Bakersfield, California: KHSD officer Luis Pena tasered student twice

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Lawsuit: KHSD officer tasered student twice

An 18-year-old Bakersfield High School student who was late to class and refused to leave his desk until his teacher marked him as present was tasered twice by a Kern High School District Police Department officer, a lawsuit filed in September claims. Tyson Reed, who was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder in 2015, claims the district violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, discriminated against him based on race and falsely arrested him. “Tyson (Reed) was exercising his rights as a student and a person with a disability in an attempt to communicate with his teacher. In response, the school not ...

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