When a 6-year-old girl in kindergarten got rowdy, the school principal called the cops, who came and handcuffed the child:
According to the police report, kindergartner Salecia Johnson is accused of tearing items off the walls and throwing furniture.
She was crying in the principal's office at Creekside Elementary before police arrived Friday. The report says the girl knocked over a shelf that injured the principal. It also says she was seen biting the door knob of the office and jumping on the paper shredder. And, it says, she attempted to break a glass frame above the shredder.
The report says when the officer tried to calm the child, she resisted and was cuffed.
"Our policy is that any detainee transported to our station in a patrol vehicle is to be handcuffed in the back. There is no age discrimination on that rule," said Milledgeville Chief of Police Dray Swicord.
They took the child to the police station where she was charged with simple assault and damage to property. Because of her age, she will not be prosecuted.
Is 6-year-old too young to be handcuffed and booked with a crime? Link
Previously on Neatorama: Kid Handcuffed and Perp Walked for Doodling on Desk
In court, you would have to justify that you did not use undue force. No problem. You can fight the case and win, but you could kiss your university degree goodbye. Schools will always be reluctant to hire a teacher who has been accused of a crime (even if proven innocent in court).
You can bet I wouldn't be rushing in to restrain the child. Not a chance. Should I let the child destroy everything they get their hands on? Hmmm, maybe if they destroy some really expensive things the parents will pay for it. Haha, that'd be the day.
Yes, we are trained on how to calm students, but does that mean it's always going to work? No.
Besides, who has a 6 year old and can't be reached by phone? Who? Everyone has a cell phone now.
Yes, it's a shame that the girl got handcuffed but WHY was she behaving this way? Parents, stop blaming the school or the cops and get your girl and family some help.
Sounds like she was a danger to herself and others around her and if you can't reason with a crazy person, make sure they can't harm themselves and others
If a teacher or the principil had even tried to restrain that child, they would've been sued and plastered all over the news as abusive and fired.
I agree with the others.... being handcuffed is the least of this child's problems it seems. A 6yo should not be THAT destructive.
Kids are ment to be kids, adults should be able to act for them selves without calling for big armed men every week. Shame on you. What a county of cowardly mouse-people.
At one point in time, it wasn't an outrageous thing for a child to respect their elders. At one point in time, an unfit parent was an unfit parent and the world kept on spinnin'...
Now CPS needs to be called in, because a child of that age that is behaving like that has almost certainly got some major problems going on at home.
Damn! Just pepper spray her and let it go.