Lawsuit alleges officers harassed and assaulted 5-year-old kindergartner

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(CNN)Two Maryland police officers have been accused of screaming at, grabbing and threatening a 5-year-old elementary school student.

The boy's mother, Shanta Grant, filed a lawsuit this month against Montgomery County Police Officers Dionne Holliday and Kevin Christmon -- as well as Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Board of Education.

The Montgomery County Department of Police told CNN it does not comment on ongoing or pending litigation. CNN was not able to reach Officer Holliday. Officer Christmon declined to comment to CNN.

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The boy "was scared and did not want to get into the police car. Christmon grabbed (the boy) and placed him in the squad car," the complaint alleges. "This was extremely frightening to (the boy) because he thought he was going to be taken to jail."

A school employee, believed to be assistant principal at East Silver Spring Elementary School, stood by and did nothing to de-escalate the situation, according to the complaint. The assistant principal is not a defendant in the lawsuit.