Story highlights The officer has been the subject of two lawsuits, but a jury ruled in favor of him in one

Details of what led up to the incident are sparse

Social media users express outrage and call for the officer's firing

(CNN) A school district in South Carolina is investigating the actions of a school resource officer after video circulated widely on social media Monday showing him violently removing a student from her desk.

It's not known what led up to the incident Monday at Spring Valley High School in Columbia.

CNN affiliate WIS reported the student was asked to leave the classroom. When she refused, the officer was called in, according to WIS.

Deputy Ben Fields

The officer, identified as Richland County Sheriff's Deputy Ben Fields, can be heard on cell phone video telling the girl to get up from her desk.

"You're either going to come with me, or I'm going to make you," he says.

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