Story highlights Young man assaulted by school officer may have been a student at school where the incident occurred

Actions of Baltimore school police officer are subject of a criminal investigation

Video shows officer slapping and cursing at young man

The chief of school police and two other officers have been placed on leave

(CNN) A young man who is seen in a cell phone video being slapped and kicked by a Baltimore school officer "is believed to be a student" at the school where he was assaulted, officials said Friday.

The school system's top cop and two other officers were placed on administrative leave Wednesday after the video's release.

A lawyer for the officer seen striking the teenager has said his client was responding to a report of an intruder on the grounds of Reach! Partnership School. School officials originally said they were unsure he was enrolled at the school.

In a statement Friday, the school system said it had scheduled an interview with the young man and his parents.

"The young man is believed to be a student on the school's roster," said the statement, adding that the system's internal affairs investigator as well as city police and prosecutors were reviewing the incident.

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