(CNN) Back in March, an off-duty police officer was seen on video putting his knee on the neck of a 12-year-old girl in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for more than 20 seconds in an attempt to break up a school fight. Officer resigned from school district in MarchGuetschow, identified by both the Kenosha Unified School District and the Kenosha Police Department, resigned from his position with the school district , but remains an officer with the police department, CNN previously reported. DeVinney, the family attorney, is now filing paperwork for a civil suit against a number of parties including Guetschow, Larsen and the Kenosha Unified School District. In a statement provided to CNN, Sam Hall Jr., attorney for the Kenosha Unified School District, wrote, "The allegations within the Notice of Claim are unfounded. The Kenosha Unified School District will vigorously defend itself and its employees in the event that litigation is initiated in this matter."

Source: CNN May 13, 2022 07:00 UTC