Posted on Oct 20, 2019
Portland school district criticizes release of video of coach disarming student
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A Portland, Oregon, school district has criticized the release of video footage that shows a high school football coach disarming a suicidal student, then hugging and comforting the teen.
The surveillance video, first obtained by the CBS affiliate KOIN 6 News, shows the Parkrose high school football coach Keanon Lowe encountering Angel Granados-Diaz, then 18. While Lowe’s actions in the May incident had been extensively reported, the video provided visual documentation of his quick thinking and compassion.
KOIN said on its website it had obtained the video from the Multnomah county district attorney’s office via a public records request. Other media outlets also obtained and published the video.
The surveillance video, first obtained by the CBS affiliate KOIN 6 News, shows the Parkrose high school football coach Keanon Lowe encountering Angel Granados-Diaz, then 18. While Lowe’s actions in the May incident had been extensively reported, the video provided visual documentation of his quick thinking and compassion.
KOIN said on its website it had obtained the video from the Multnomah county district attorney’s office via a public records request. Other media outlets also obtained and published the video.
Portland school district criticizes release of video of coach disarming student
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Posted 5 y ago
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Why should they criticize the good actions of a coach protecting the students from harm.
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What is there to criticize? A happy ending? Would they rather that there be video of people dying because that’s what feeds the anti-gun nonsense?
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SPC Nancy Greene
Don’t forget the MH issues and his conviction of gun charges? The Coach saved lives that day and offered a lifeline to a ‘drowning’ student. The interview with the Coach tells of his actions. I think the school didn’t want the video released because they didn’t want to admit the fact it was THAT easy for a student to get a shotgun into the school. My two cents!
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SPC Nancy Greene
I think it is THAT and a serious safety issue that NOW HAS to be addressed!!! I still do not understand why there aren’t Metal Detectors in the main school and other doors locked from outside, yet allowing students to exit in an emergency?
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