Mother calls for investigation after 8-year-old says Boys & Girls Club staff member punched him

BENTON, Ark. — A Benton mother is calling for a full investigation after her 8-year-old son said a staff member at the Boys & Girls Club of Saline County punched him in the stomach following an altercation with another child.

Gwendolyn Taylor said the incident happened Monday while her son, Zyander Leavy, was attending the club’s after-school program. Taylor said Zyander came home that night upset, crying and afraid to return.

“He came to me; he kind of did not want to tell me because he’s not confrontational, but he wanted to tell me really bad because he didn’t want to go back,” Taylor said…

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