Kaiser parent Saru Jayaraman was left using crutches after she said police pushed her to the floor, smashing her knee, during an Oakland school board meeting. She said that doctors diagnosed her with a torn ACL and MCL and she will be using crutches for weeks and will be recovering for months. (Photo by Scott Morris)

Parents and teachers who were arrested and injured by police during a protest at a recent Oakland Unified School District Board of Education meeting pushed back against the police narrative that the force used by officers was necessary.

Video quickly emerged after the meeting showing police pushing and striking protesters with batons. Six people were arrested. During a news conference following the incident, school district police Chief Jeff Godown defended the use of force by officers.

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