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1:30Now PlayingHigh school band director tased for refusing to stop band from playing | USA TODAY
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1:30Now PlayingA high school band director was tased by police after his band refused to stop playing following the end of a football game.
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Authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, are investigating after police shocked a high school band director with a stun gun in front of dozens of students after a football game Thursday.
The incident happened after police told a Minor High School band director to stop his band's performance and clear the stadium approximately 20 minutes after the game ended. The band had been playing music as part of the game's so-called fifth quarter, which is when performers continue to entertain audiences after a football game finishes, local outlets reported.
It remains unclear if band director Johnny Mims was lawfully arrested, attorneys in Birmingham told USA TODAY. It makes sense that police wanted to clear the stadium that night, said attorney Eric Guster, because Thursday's game came just weeks after a teenager brought a gun to a football game in nearby Hueytown, Alabama, causing players to drop to the field to try to protect themselves.
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