The Baldwin County School District in Georgia, which is under fire for calling police to handcuff a kindergartner, has issued a statement in their own defense:
“As has been reported, on Friday, a student engaged in violent and disruptive behavior that resulted in police involvement. The student’s behavior included pushing several other students; running away from the school staff; slamming chairs around the school office; climbing up and knocking over a bookcase; knocking pictures off the wall; scribbling over the walls and door; and injuring a school employee.
During the course of these events, the school attempted to contact several members of the student’s family. The Milledgeville Police Department was ultimately called to assist due to safety concerns for the student, other classmates, and the school staff. Once the officer arrived on the scene, the police department took over jurisdiction of the situation. Any questions regarding the decision to handcuff or transport the student to the police department should be directed to the Milledgeville Police Department.”
So, do you buy their story?
Yelp
My son had these same behavior problems when his dad and I were getting ready to divorce. He wasn’t handcuffed or hauled away, but I was called off my job many times. I can bet ya dollars to donuts there is an abusive problem in the child’s home and the child needs counselling. Poor kid.
We should never allow ourselves to be distracted by explanations for outrageous actions. Other acceptable actions could have taken place, i.e., school psychologist involvement. To be threatened by an unarmed 8 yr. old as the excuse is totally unacceptable. Their ability to believe that what they did was acceptable is part of their inherent racism.
And the beat goes on
WC
Please note a peraons child cannot be touched by schools staff anylonger.. The school have gotten many law suites for supposed asults on students.. So as U can see they were moving the child 2 a room where she would just be by herself.. In that place the child qent berserk.. Through a tanturm.. The parent did not return a call to the school!.. Why cause black folka need 2 keep they phone bill paid.. After several attempts 2 get her 2 calm down and she didn’t they have 2 call police..
Now the possible lazy mother needs 2 be a better parent. The child shud have had the fear if I call Ur mother!.. But now days they dont cause parents are afraid 2 beat they kids ass!..
Screw that.. If I birthed you I will take U out!.. But I am a parent and I also showed love and discipline!
Stop tryn 2 b the kids friend and show authority!
This child is a product of her environment, just look at the mother and all the other family members hanging around. Why is it so hard for the entire world to see the parents is the problem. Now we have these jack-legg- puplit pimps, trying to pad their pockets more by blaming the School system and Police for doing their job. Hell, I hope they do take her little badd ass out of the county and I pity the school system who take her in. As a Black male, I am totally disgraced with our people we have become uncivilized and want everyone to feel sorry for us………. we are our own worse enemy!!!
My Daughter & I had a day care in Detroit. There were only pre-sch children there. We had a child that absolutely lost it 1 day. we called the mother ro come and get him, she said she could not come right then. He could not be controlled, calmed down or restrained. I confined him to my office where he completely destroyed my office, tearing everything that could be torn by him and breaking everything he had the strength to destroy An unbelievable experience. If I had not personally observed this I would have had a hard time believing this could happen.
This mother should be ashamed. My mom had a rule, if you misbehave at school and receive discipline, you get spanked when you get home. I had a dad in the home and he backed up my mom 100%. After we reached middle and highschool you lost priviledges. Where is the dad?
Hell yeah I believe the story. I also feel the way it was handled was necessary. I be damned if ETHEIR one of my girls behaved that way at school. I don’t think this was the first time the child acted out, but it may be th firs it got this bad. Nonetheless, the parent was called and didn’t respond. The school is not a baby sitting service, which is what us black people treat it like. Handle up on your kids at home and don’t expect any different behavior at school. I am appaled at any parent who feels bad for the way this was handled. I commmend the teacher and principal for not beating the kids ass as they they got head-butted and such. I would have hit her in the top of her head.
People get tired of these undisciplined, disruptive idiots and brats who are immune to any sort of correction and/or punishment. I say “so what?” Good job police
The core of the issue is the way the police actually handled the matter. It went grossly off the protective role and rather exemplified the aggressive approach often use with criminals? Secondly, the age of the child must be an issue in the whole gaffe! If this was the child of the officer, will he or she put handcuffs on her? There’s a clear over reaction on the part of the police officer in question and of course the Police Department. The officer might have used other means to calm the kid by non violent means. The police officer failed to use a subtle parental dialogue on the kid, instead telling her violence is the best way out, What they been teaching the kids all these years is violence and the reaction is a societal problem to be looked into seriously!