Student shot at Seminole High School to sue school board
The victim of a shooting at Seminole High School says school officials did not do enough to protect him and now he's suing the school board.
Sixteen-year-old Da'raveius Smith was charged as an adult with attempted first-degree premeditated murder for the January shooting of fellow Seminole High School student Jhavon McIntyre.
McIntyre, who was a star on the school's football team, survived the shooting and is now suing the Seminole County School Board, alleging school officials failed to protect him.
According to the complaint, the week prior to the shooting, multiple school officials heard and witnessed a student threatening to shoot McIntyre.
The lawsuit claims in one incident, “around multiple students, staff and administration, the ... student walked up to Jhavon and boisterously stated, ‘if you walk up on me, I'm going to shoot you.’”
It also claims, “school resource officers brought Jhavon into their office and asked him whether the student actually had a gun; when Jhavon told them he was unsure, they simply sent him back to class."
And finally, on the day McIntyre was shot, the complaint alleges “Jhavon ran for his life screaming and yelling for someone to help… one administrator ran past Jhavon in the opposite direction and did not help."
Court documents reveal that McIntyre, who according to his family, is now attending Tusculum University in Tennessee, suffered a wrist fracture, nerve damage, and psychological trauma due to the shooting.
He is looking for at least $100,000 in compensation from the school board because of his injuries.
As for the response from the Seminole County school board, a spokesperson told WESH 2 News they have not yet received the lawsuit and therefore, have no response.