Overview

• Video from a freshman meeting shows the student shoving and slapping a teacher before a school resource officer takes him down outside the gym.
• Lincoln police say the teen was arrested and booked into Placer County Juvenile Hall, with charges expected.
• Western Placer Unified said the student will face school discipline and called the behavior inconsistent with district values.
• Officials have not said whether the officer or other staff will face discipline, and police and the district are reviewing the incident.
• Reactions range from online criticism of the takedown to praise from Lincoln’s police chief, who said the officer acted appropriately.