A school security guard has been suspended after video footage emerged of a teenage student appearing to be violently pushed to the floor from behind in a park. Co-op Academy Manchester, based in Higher Blackley, north Manchester, confirmed an internal investigation was underway.
UltraSec Security, which is contracted to provide security at the secondary school, confirmed a security guard had been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. The video footage - which is being shared widely on social media - shows a man wearing a high-visibility tabard running at a boy.
He appears to wrap his arms around the pupil's waist and knock him to the floor. The incident - which was filmed in front of other students from the school - took place in nearby Plant Hill Park, off Plant Hill Road, after the school day had finished on Thursday.
