SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Syracuse City School District has removed the school resource officer at the center of a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

Officer Vallon Smith was involved in this incident at Nottingham High School.

The lawsuit claims Smith attacked Jabari Boykins, a student at the school. However, Smith claimed that Boykins attacked first.

Boykins suffered a broken elbow in the incident.

The Onondaga County District Attorney's Office cleared Smith of any wrongdoing, but school officials still decided to take action.

In a statement administrators said:

"We must take into consideration our school community, and the distraction to the learning environment this situation has caused."

Smith is still a member of the Syracuse Police Department. The $12 million lawsuit against him, the department, and the city will continue.