Bikini-clad McKinney, Texas, teen who was tackled by police officer will finally get a pool party

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Being a teen in high school can be hard enough, but for Dajerria Becton, now 18 and recently graduated, the experience was made even more difficult after a video of her in a bikini being tackled and restrained by a police officer went viral.

The incident happened June 5, 2015 when Becton, then just 15 was at a pool party in McKinney, Texas. Police were called to a fight at the pool after a group of white people allegedly yelled racial slurs at some of the teens in attendance.

In the chaos that ensued after the police were called, Officer Eric Casebolt can be seen chasing after teens, yelling at them to sit in the grass. At one point he approaches a group of girls and tells them to leave. Becton can be heard on the video asking that he "call my mama." At that point he throws her to the ground and pulls his gun. He then holds her down with a knee on her back while she cries and continues to ask for her mother.

The video quickly went viral and has more than 12 million views so far.

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Becton's family filed a $5 million federal lawsuit against both the City of McKinney and Casebolt, who quit the force shortly after the incident. In May the family and their attorneys received a settlement of $184,850 with $148,850 going directly to Becton. The McKinney police chief called the officer's actions "indefensible," according to the Star-Telegram.

The notoriety hasn't been easy for Becton at school. Last year a teacher at her school showed the video as part of a criminal justice class. The school later apologized saying the teacher meant it to be a "learning opportunity," but that she should have considered the sensitivity.

Becton's attorney, Kim T. Cole is hoping the pool party she's sponsoring this weekend in honor of Becton's graduation, will be a chance to start over.

"My goal is to redo this experience," Cole told Teen Vogue. "Dajerria recently told me she hasn't been swimming since the incident."

Local radio hosts and activists are also invited and money will be raised for scholarship.

Cole said Becton will use the money from the settlement to start a business while she goes to school.