Video Appears To Show School Officer Hitting, Kicking Young Man

RadioOnFire.com - A video obtained by WBAL-TV 11 News appears to show a school officer slapping and kicking a young man.

City school officials told 11 News that the district got word of the incident late Tuesday afternoon along with a copy of the cellphone video.

The district official said the incident took place some time Tuesday morning at The REACH Partnership School, which is located in the old Lake Clifton school complex.

Baltimore City police said the officer is not a city police officer. The officer is a member of the Baltimore City Schools Police Department.

Baltimore City School Police Union President Clyde Boatwright would not release the officer's name, but said that he met with him shortly after the video was made public. Boatwright added that the officer is still employed.

"It is in the early stages of the investigation, and we look forward to a full and complete investigation and at this point we're just waiting for those results," Boatwright said.

School officials did not provide any information about the officer's status and they did not confirm if the young man in the video is a student at the school.

The officer appeared to be armed in the video. Patrol officers can carry weapons in school, school-based officers cannot.

11 News has confirmed that Baltimore City Schools Police Chief Marshall Goodwin has been placed on administrative leave as the school district investigates.