Cop Who Verbally Harassed Gay Teen Is Why Police Shouldn’t Be Allowed in High Schools
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An audio clip of a Student Resource Officer, heard verbally harassing a Smyrna High School student in Tennessee and using inappropriate language, has gone viral.
A clip from the alleged incident first went viral on TikTok and circulated on other social media platforms.
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In the audio clip, an adult identified by the department as Rutherford County Sheriff’s deputy and Smyrna High School resource officer Matt King asks, “Are you a girl?”
The teen responds, “I’m a male.” King replies, deriding the teen, “Are you sure, because you f**kin’ fight like a girl; pulling someone’s hair? That’s a f**king bitch move, man,” the law enforcement officer can be heard saying.
The student is heard trying to explain what led up to the situation, at which time the adult man yells at the child, “F**k you! Man, shut up!”
Then it seems that another adult, who some users who posted the clip online claimed was an assistant principal, joins in yelling and cursing at the boy.
Audio from the alleged incident first went viral on TikTok before circulating through other social media platforms, but the clip is “heavily edited,” according to Rutherford County Schools Communications & Community Relations Director James Evans.
“We have reviewed an unedited version of the conversation and none of our employees or administrators were present during the conversation,” said Evans. “The student in the situation was disciplined and charged with assault of another student.”
Many who shared the clip on social media claimed that the confrontation began because of a sexual assault on the school’s campus.
“That rumor is completely without merit,” said Evans. RCS was able to confirm, upon investigation, that the fight was not the result of a sexual assault.
“We have reviewed an unedited version of the conversation and none of our employees or administrators were present during the conversation. The student in the situation was disciplined and charged with assault of another student,” Evans said.
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Because the involved individuals are minors, more specific details cannot be provided by the school.
The primary investigation into the conduct of the SRO is being conducted by the Sheriff’s office because SROs are their employees, not employees of the Rutherford County Schools system.
