Anti-school closure protesters Saru Jayaraman, left on crutches and Amy Haruyama, right, at the Oakland school board meeting on Nov. 13, are among nine Oakland Unified parents or staff members who have filed a claim against the district alleging excessive police force was used against them at the Oct. 23 board meeting. (Photo by Theresa Harrington/EdSource)

Nine Oakland Unified parents and staff members have filed a claim against the district alleging “use of excessive force” by police during a school board meeting last month.

According to the claim, district police “used aggressive take-down maneuvers and baton strikes to cause injuries” and other members of the police and security force “failed to intervene in the use of excessive force and false arrests.”

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