A newly released video shows a student being stunned with a Taser by a school resource officer at Woodland Hills School District.

A civil rights lawsuit accuses Woodland Hills High School of creating a culture of verbal abuse and excessive force that allowed resource officers to shock students with stun guns and body slam them.The lawsuit was filed Wednesday by the guardians of five former students of Woodland Hills High School. It says administrators filed false charges to cover up abuse.In April, the Allegheny County district attorney said he was reviewing allegations that an officer at the school knocked out the tooth of a 14-year-old accused of stealing a cellphone.Last year, another 14-year-old student produced a recording of the principal threatening to punch him and knock his teeth out. He resigned.The school superintendent didn't immediately respond to a call seeking comment.VIDEO BELOW: School resource officer shoots student with Taser in hallwayTimeline of Woodland Hills coverage

A civil rights lawsuit accuses Woodland Hills High School of creating a culture of verbal abuse and excessive force that allowed resource officers to shock students with stun guns and body slam them.


The lawsuit was filed Wednesday by the guardians of five former students of Woodland Hills High School. It says administrators filed false charges to cover up abuse.

In April, the Allegheny County district attorney said he was reviewing allegations that an officer at the school knocked out the tooth of a 14-year-old accused of stealing a cellphone.

Last year, another 14-year-old student produced a recording of the principal threatening to punch him and knock his teeth out. He resigned.

The school superintendent didn't immediately respond to a call seeking comment.

VIDEO BELOW: School resource officer shoots student with Taser in hallway

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