New details emerge as the police union fires back after a school resource officer was removed from Nottingham High School.

Syracuse PBA President Jeff Piedmonte says maybe the officers should be removed from the school district.

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

A $12 million civil suit claims that Smith attacked Jabari Boykins, a student at the school. Boykins suffered a broken elbow.

An investigation by the District Attorney's office cleared the officer of any wrongdoing.

Despite that declaration, a petition was brought to the Syracuse City School District with hundreds of signatures asking for the officer to be removed.

Administrators then decided Smith should no longer serve at Nottingham.

The president of the Syracuse Teachers Association responded Friday to the PBA’s call to remove school resource officers.

In a letter, Megan Root says “Above anything else, Syracuse city schools must be safe and nurturing places for teaching and learning,” adding that SROs are held “in the highest regard” by STA members.

“Rather than rushing down a road that could lead to unintended consequences, I believe that key stakeholders should work together to arrive at a solution that includes maintaining a positive relationship between city schools and its dedicated police officers,” she says.

Piedmonte says sometimes officers are asked to do too much in the schools, including tasks not in their job description. He would like to see changes after this incident.

"If they don't understand what we're supposed to be doing I just think in the long run we'd be better off, let the officers go on the road work the street, do what we're supposed to do,” said Piedmonte. “It's upsetting when it's the superintendent the highest person in the school district who on the one hand says the school likes the officer but i'm still going to remove him because I don't like that there are protests going on."

In a statement about Smith's removal, the school district said "We must take into consideration our school community, and the distraction to the learning environment this situation has caused."