BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas— An Alvin teenager landed in the hospital after a confrontation over a cell phone with his principal.
It happened early Saturday morning outside the campus of Alvin High School.
15-year old Race Molina was put into an alternative program called ADAPT last year after he was arrested for possession of marijuana.
His parents admitted while their son is no angel, he didn’t deserve to get what they called "body slammed" by the principal.
"I told him that he should have given you the phone but that doesn’t give you the right to body slam my child," said his mother Maggie Molina.
According to Race Molina, he didn’t realize the school’s "no cell phone" policy applied when doing community service. He said an instructor asked for the phone and Molina wouldn’t hand it over.
That’s when the principal, Dr. Donald Brown, showed up.
Dr. Brown wouldn’t talk to 11 News about the incident but the district sent out a prepared statement.
Dr. Brown said Molina and an instructor were involved in a verbal and physical confrontation over the student’s cell phone.
"Because the situation appeared to be escalating, Dr. Brown intervened, asking the student for the cell phone, telling him he could have it back after his 3 hour community service was completed and warning him that if his aggressive behavior continued he would have to restrain him," the statement read. "When the student’s behavior continued and after repeated warnings, Dr. Brown, who is trained in the correct procedures for restraint, took the student to the ground."
Molina said he didn’t hit anyone and just wanted to call his mom to come and get the phone. The 15-year old said Dr. Brown grabbed him and slammed him on to the sidewalk.
"The next thing I know I’m like in the air and I hit the ground," said Race Molina. "I see blood coming out of my eye."
Tracy Molina, the teen’s father, wanted assault charges filed against Dr. Brown.
"Obviously they are in this program because they do need a nudge," said the boy’s father. "They need more discipline than other kids but this is assault. If I did it, I would be in jail"
Alvin ISD Police have been looking into this case.
