Video of San Antonio middle school officer slamming female student on concrete sparks investigation 
 
 SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Independent School District has launched an investigation into a possible case of excessive force after the release of a video showing one of its police officers throwing a student to the ground at Rhodes Middle School last week. Officer Joshua Kehm intervened after two female students became verbally aggressive toward each other about 4 p.m. March 29 at the West Side campus, SAISD spokeswoman Leslie Price said. According to Janissa, she and another student planned to meet up March 29 after school to talk after Janissa heard the other student was saying bad things about her. I was angry, because I still couldn't believe that he had done that to her," she said. Kehm was put on paid administrative leave, Price said, and the administration as well as the district's police department are investigating. "We need to find out the details as to what occurred, but I can say that we will not tolerate excessive force in this district." Gloria Valdez asked school officials about what happened but said she was given few answers. Although she said a fight did not take place, Janissa said a vice principal had asked the girls to separate. "I told her she wasn't allowed to get in fights anymore because the administrators told her, 'next time you'll go to jail and mom gets a fine.' She said she will wait for the outcome of the investigations before deciding whether to take action. SEE ALSO: Three arrested after SAPD officers brawl with group downtown: Video 
 
 "I just want something done," she said of the incident with the officer. Students can be heard in the video shouting and asking the girl if she is OK. 
 
 Gloria Valdez, Janissa's mother, said she arrived at the school to pick up her daughter just moments after the incident.
– A school police officer is on paid leave after a video surfaced showing him body-slamming a 12-year-old girl, apparently knocking her unconscious. The video recorded March 29 opens showing San Antonio Independent School District Police Officer Joshua Kehm with his arms around sixth-grader Janissa Valdez at Rhodes Middle School. "Janissa, chill!" a bystander says before Kehm throws the girl to the ground. She doesn't move as Kehm handcuffs her hands behind her back. He then lifts her to her feet and leads her away. Janissa tells WOAI that students thought she was going to fight another girl. "I was going up to her to tell her let's go somewhere else so we could talk, but that's when the cop thought I was going at her," she says. She doesn't remember what happened next. "You could just hear where she hits the ground. And it's nothing but concrete, cement," her mother says. "She wasn't moving. She was just knocked out." Kehm said "he did what he had to do at the moment—those were his words," she adds. A district rep says, "It's very concerning. It's alarming to see this. And while we want to get all the details, I want people to know that excessive force will not be tolerated in this district." The San Antonio Express-News reports the two girls had fought previously and were told to separate. Students tell KSAT that Kehm tried to diffuse the situation peacefully but was kicked several times. Janissa, who denies she kicked the officer, was suspended for two days, while Kehm was placed on paid leave on Wednesday. School officials and police are investigating.