SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Seminole County Public Schools is looking into an incident at Millwee Middle School this week after a video surfaced on social media of an interaction between a student and a school security guard.
The video, which was posted on Facebook on Wednesday, has been viewed more than 4,000 times. The student’s mother tells News 6 that it shows her son being hit by a golf cart after he got into a fight at school.
News 6 reached out to both SCPS and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office to ask for more context about what happened at the school.
A spokesperson for the district tells News 6 “the district is aware, and this matter is currently under investigation.” In addition, “law enforcement did not find anything criminal, and this incident was also reported to DCF, and they declined to take the case.”
Our News 6 team also spoke with the boy, Marwan Taylor, and his mother.
Taylor explained what happened Wednesday from his perspective.
“This kid, he was talking trash about me. So I asked him if he wanted to fight,” said Taylor. “As we were about to fight, we’re in the middle of the field, and he was pushing me backwards. And the security guard came super-fast with his cart and hit me.”
Taylor was knocked to the ground, which you can see in the video.
“I managed to get up because the adrenaline (was) pumping through me,” said Taylor. “But after, like, ten minutes or so, my leg started hurting very bad, and it was hard to walk.”
Jodashia Smith, the boy’s mother, said she found out about what happened when her son called her.
“He was crying. He was all over the place. He was hysterical,” Smith said.
Smith shared her reaction to the video.
“I was upset,” said Smith. “You see both kids going in a direction that you’re speeding, too. You didn’t even step on the brakes. You didn’t even try to prevent hitting him. So no, I don’t feel like none of it was accidental at all.”
Smith said she took her son to the hospital and was told he did not have any broken bones or fractures. She was concerned about him hitting his head.
“End of the day, I want to know what happened,” said Smith.
News 6 also asked the school district for more information about the security guard, who is an SCPS employee. A spokesperson said he is still working at Millwee Middle School while this matter is under investigation.
“This is a personnel matter, and it is being handled accordingly,” the spokesperson continued.