Minor High School’s band director conducts following a football game in Birmingham, Ala., on Sept. 14.Minyvonne Burke
It shows three Birmingham officers repeatedly asking the band director for Minor to stop playing, but he refuses to do so. Things quickly escalated and the band director was hit with a stun gun several times by one officer and then placed in handcuffs, according to the video.Jefferson County School Superintendent Walter Gonsoulin said Friday that he was still gathering all the facts and declined further comment, according to The Associated Press.
The director tells the sergeant that this is the band's last song, the video shows. The director then turns toward the first officer and tells him to get out of his face.The situation then continues to escalate. The sergeant threatens to contact the school and one of the officers tells the director he's going to jail. In response, the director gives a thumbs up and says"that's cool," the video shows.
"During the physical altercation, BPD officers attempted to get the band director to place his hands behind his back, but he refused. The arresting officer alleges the band director pushed him during the arrest," the release states."The arresting officer then subdued the band director with a Taser which ended the physical confrontation."