Posted on 02/03/2007 5:03:53 AM PST by mcg2000
School officials say a six year old boy and girl snuck away from teachers, then took their pants down and laid on top of each other.
It happened at Hawkins Mills elementary in Frayser on Tuesday.
Kimberly Banks is the mother of the little girl. She says the six year old boy lured her daughter into a stairwell at school.
Banks is angry about the incident. She says teachers and other staff members should have noticed the two children were gone.
Her 6 year-old daughter Kimmesha Stevenson told us about the incident. Stevenson said, “He told me to pull my pants down. And I said no. And he told me to do it.”
Banks says school officials called her after the incident happened. She says, “They told me my little girl was in the stairwell with her clothes down.”
Banks says the boy asked her daughter to follow him into the stairwell as the pair were headed from their classroom to Hawkins Mill Elementary’s aftercare program.
Banks says, “What bother me the most is that my six year old was with a little boy about to do something that she don't know anything about.”
A Memphis schools spokesperson says Kimmesha Stevenson and the boy were only missing about 15 minutes.
She was not able to give Eyewitness News an explanation about how the six year olds were able to sneak away when nine staff members were supposed to be watching them.
Stevenson doesn't seem traumatized by what happened at school. However, her mom is dreading sending her back to school tomorrow.
Banks says, “The kids are supposed to be safe at school, but how can we be assured that our kids are safe, if this right here is happening.”
A Memphis City Schools spokesperson says Tennessee’s Department of Childrens Services is investigating what happened in the stairwell.
As right of now, neither student is facing any punishment.
The boy who was in the stairwell is in Kimmesha Stevenson's kindergarten class. A Memphis City Schools spokesperson says the boy will be removed from the class.
The spokesperson says both the boy and Kimmesha Stevenson will be closely monitored by the Hawkins Mill Elementary’s staff.
"Kimmesha"
Awww, isn't that cute, Kimmesha. /s
Somehow I doubt it was all his fault.
I see stupid people.
Another question.
Why on earth would they publish either of the kids names???
Something wrong there.
Children at age 6 work to imitate their "culture". They are trying to grow and to fit in.
Mother's name is Kimberly. Presumably the unmentioned father with the different last name was "Sha-" -something.
Because no one claimed they were "raped"?
That was the second thing that crossed my mind!
Maybe, IF she could identify a specific father.
The mom seems to be indicating it was all the boys fault, basically meaning rape (of sorts, i doubt there was any form of penetration).
Well, it seems like she knew a last name!
Not gonna happen in Memphis.
When I was a teenager I once baby sat a couple of 6 and 7 year old boys of a divorced Mother. Both of them - the younger one especially - kept wanting to hug and kiss me and (I kid you not!) rub themselves against me! They told me that their Mom would bring men home and they would listen outside her bedroom door.
I finally had to get my own Mom to come and take care of them cause it was it was more than I could handle.
Good example of the benefits kids receive from watching MTV, HBO, Showtime, etc.
I wonder if she'll be on "Maury" soon?
I guess it would bother her less if the six year old knew more about what she was doing?
The little boy apparently knew something, maybe he just axed the right questions.
Knowing Memphis as I do this is probably a mandatory kindergarten course.
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