IKERIA TATE: NAACP was also disturbed over video of violent confrontation that has mother demanding answers.PHOTO COURTESY OF MONIQUE WARNER

Miami – A mother whose 15-year-old daughter allegedly was slammed hard to the ground by a police officer at Miami Edison High School last month is still waiting for an explanation from Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Monique Warner, the mother of freshmen Ikeria Tate, told the South Florida Times she is mulling taking legal action after accusing Sgt. Donald Odige of using excessive force and causing bodily harm to her daughter.

The incident was captured on video as a fight erupted after a junior varsity football game between parents and students outside the locker room at the Little Haiti school.

It shows Odige slamming Tate hard to the ground amid the melee involving parents fighting other parents and students also exchanging punches.

Warner said she repeatedly contacted the School Board and school police but has yet to get a response.

She said she saw the video of the incident captured by another student and was disturbed over the confrontation between her daughter and the police officer.

“He actually picked her up like a rag doll and slammed her hard," Warner said.”

Warner said the police or fire rescue didn’t transport her daughter to the hospital for observation before they placed her in the juvenile detention center.

She said the violent nature of the incident warranted a visit at least to a doctor’s office to determine if she had any internal injuries.

Warner said her daughter suffered bruises on her body and complained about having a headache.

"I haven’t heard back from the police or school board on why my daughter was treated in that violent manner," she said. "They didn’t even ask if my daughter is okay."

According to a police report, Tate became combative and resisted Odige by tensing and pulling away, then continued being combative and attempted to strike the officer with a closed fist to the face.

Tate was accused of battery on a police officer and was placed in home detention in which she can’t leave unless to attend school and church or for a medical emergency.

Tate denied attempting to strike the officer.

She told NBC 6 news she was trying to break up one of the fights when the officer grabbed her by the shoulders and flipped her to the ground.

Tate said after she got back on her feet, the officer grabbed her again but she grabbed him to prevent being thrown to the ground again.

"Because we all were in a crowd, and when he slammed me, I was trying to, like, hold him before I could get up," she said. "When I got up, he pulled me back down, like slammed me back down, and one of the officers was stepping on my hair. And then they cuffed me and put me in the back of the police car."

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Police Department said they can’t comment because the incident is still under investigation.

The NAACP was also disturbed over the video and is seeking a dialogue with the school board and school police to prevent similar incidents between students and law enforcement.

Harold Ford, president of the NAACP South Dade Branch, said confrontations between students and law enforcement on campuses should cease.

"When will it end?" he told the South Florida Times. "Enough is enough."