VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - A Volusia County judge sentenced a man to 45 days in jail on Wednesday after he allegedly attacked a school resource officer during a heated meeting at the school.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood was in court to support his deputy and sharply criticized the judge's sentence, referring to it as "asinine" and "bulls--t."

What we know:

Nearly a year ago, Jorge Rivera and his wife, Dagmarie Aponte , were at DeLand Middle School for a meeting about their son. Their son was reportedly accused of shoving a girl at the school, which prompted the meeting, officials said.

During that meeting, Rivera allegedly became irate with the school official and was asked to leave. From there, the incident escalated.

According to the sheriff's office, Rivera pushed the d

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