Security guard accused of engaging in inappropriate conduct with student at Somerset Academy Canyons

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A security guard is facing charges after, deputies say, he engaged in inappropriate conduct with a 14-year-old student at Somerset Academy Canyons in Boynton Beach.

Jamar Agard, 31, inappropriately touched the 14-year-old girl during school hours, according to an arrest report.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said the student’s mother received a text message from her daughter at around 1:40 p.m. on Oct. 17, 2024 stating that she needed help. When her mother asked what happened, her daughter responded that a security guard at her school, “took her into the elevator, pinned her to the wall and kissed her.” The student received bruising on her arm from the incident, deputies said…

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