Fairfax County VA. middle school security officer arrested after alleged assault on student
Fairfax County VA Dec 21, 2021
A 26-year-old Fairfax County Public Schools security officer was arrested Monday after an alleged assault on a student at a middle school last week, authorities said.
On Dec. 13, a Fairfax County school resource officer responded to a classroom at Stone Middle School in Centreville for the report of an assault between a student and a security officer, Fairfax County police said in a statement.
After a verbal dispute, the statement said, the security officer — Lamar Hardy, 26, of Centreville — assaulted the student, and both fell to the ground before Hardy removed the victim from the classroom and released him. The officer was not injured, according to the statement.
Hardy was arrested and served with a warrant for misdemeanor assault on Monday, police said.
Hardy could not be reached for comment Monday. It was not clear if he has an attorney.
Fairfax County Public Schools declined to comment. Fairfax County school resource officers are employees of the police department, while school security officers work for the school system.
