It seems to me the first question should be why was this kid assaulting a school official in the first place. If he has no respect for the teachers and principals then he does not need to be there. The taser was used after a warning. The officer was not injured as he could have been if he had to wrestle with the kid to get him into custody. This was the best way to stop the attack. I bet the next time a taser is pointed at this kid he will remember the last time one was pointed in his direction. I wonder if the members of the ACLU would rather jump on some kid and wrestle him to the ground or pull the trigger of a taser and watch the kid go to his knees so they could place him into custody. I also wonder if they would be upset if they were getting their a-- beat and an officer used the taser to save them. Maybe they would like it then.

Teachers need tasers, too :)

wonder why wral has not posted his pic, surely it is somewhere in a yearbook. Anyone that assaults a LEO, needs to serve time.

Good job Cumberland Co. S. O. Swift and sure punishment and a few more of those and maybe there would less trouble in the schools. Make examples of the trouble makers and get them out of the public school systems!

You all are making a lot of assumptions about this guy. Just because he is now 19 doesn't mean he is too old for HS. My son has a late birthday (December) and will be 18 half way through his senior year. If your child does start kindergarten until 6 years old, they may very well turn 19 the 2nd half of their senior year.