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The Justice Department said evidence was "insufficient" to prosecute.
"I am comfortable with people knowing I'm the girl who stood up," says Niya Kenny.
The school resource officer was not trained on how to work with children.
Why do schools treat students like criminals?
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"We cannot continue to wait for something to show up on a video to ask for change."
She had refused to leave class because she "thought it was an unfair punishment."
The South Carolina sheriff's deputy was fired Wednesday.
Aren't school resource officers supposed to keep kids safe?
She is one of many celebrities upset about the incident.
"There is no excuse for violence inside a school."