News 4’s Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins gets reaction from parents and school officials about a video showing a Laurel High School security guard forcing a female student to the floor.
A violent takedown of a girl at a Prince George’s County high school is under scrutiny after it was caught on video.
The teenager reportedly was being belligerent and not following orders after an altercation inside Laurel High School when she was picked up, slammed to the ground and forcibly taken to the principal’s office.
“The incident escalated and the security officer had to use force in order to protect himself and his students and staff around him in that area,” schools spokesperson Sherrie Johnson said.
The incident is under investigation to ensure proper protocol was followed, school officials said. They said there is more to the incident than what appears in the video, but that can’t be discussed due to confidentiality rules.
“I don’t think that much force is necessary for a high school student, especially when you have Prince George’s County Police officers in the building,” parent Torrance Scott told News4. “I think there are other ways you could handle that.”
