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California: Cop Blasts 7-Year-Old Special Ed Student with Pepper Spray; San Mateo Pays $55,000 to Settle Federal Lawsuit

Loaded on May 15, 2012

Filed under: Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Juveniles, Excessive Force (Police). Location: California.

In December 2011, San Mateo (California) officials agreed to pay $55,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the family of a 7-year-old special education student who, in June 2010, was pepper-sprayed by a police officer when he climbed on top of a cabinet in his classroom and refused to ...

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