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'Am I going to jail?' Shocking moment a SIX-YEAR-OLD girl is committed to a mental health facility without her parents' permission where she was sedated and kept from her mom for TWO DAYS because her school said she was 'out of control'
Daily Mail UK ^ | Feb. 14, 2020 | Hannah Skellern For Dailymail.com

Posted on 02/14/2020 5:04:42 PM PST by Morgana

Police bodycam footage has emerged of the moment a six-year-old girl was escorted from her elementary school in Florida by a group of cops before being committed to a mental health facility without her parents' permission because she had a 'tantrum'.

On February 4, six-year-old Nadia Falk was taken to a mental health facility without her mother's permission after staff at Love Grove Elementary School called social workers claiming the girl, who has ADHD and a personality disorder, was throwing things and harming staff.

Nadia was taken to a mental health facility where she was sedated and held for 48 hours without seeing her mother, Martina.

Now, Martina is speaking out about the horrifying ordeal and questions over why the child was treated so harshly are being asked.

In Florida, children may be removed from school, transported to a psychiatric facility and held for up to 72 hours without parental consent under The Baker Law if there is reason to believe they have a mental illness and they are unable or unwilling to accept voluntary treatment.

The law makes no differentiation between children and adults.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: 5150; arth; florida; floridawoman; nervoushospital; sixyearold
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To: pfflier; Yogafist

From the article:

“An incident report filed by police noted that the 4-foot tall girl ‘was destroying school property, attacking staff, out of control, and running out of school.

‘The subject has been diagnosed with disruptive mood, disregulation disorder, and is prescribed Adderall,’ it continued.

Nadia was diagnosed with ADHD in 2017 and is waiting for test results to determine whether she has autism. Nadia is on medication for mental health issues and is in a special needs class”

All that and shes only six?


21 posted on 02/14/2020 5:24:23 PM PST by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

There is NO such thing as “voluntary treatment” in the case of a child below the age of general legal consent - can sign legal documents for themselves.

Schools should ONLY be able to

1) Call parents to come get a child the school determines in cannot control;

2) Hold children in constrained but safe conditions - padded room if need be - until a parent or guardian arrives;

3) Seek police assistance in locating a parent and bringing the parent to the school;

4) SUGGEST (not legally demand) that a parent seek psychological and or psychiatric help with their child to achieve behavior compatible with the public classroom setting;

5) Suspend a child from attending school when behavior problems occur;

6) Permanently suspend a child for remainder of a school year if behavior problems persist without improvement.

That should be at most what a school should be allowed to do.


22 posted on 02/14/2020 5:24:31 PM PST by Wuli
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To: Morgana

Florida has weird laws. A nieces husband got six months for euthanizing a 14 year old cat with cancer. The cat couldn’t dig a hole to defecate in.


23 posted on 02/14/2020 5:27:27 PM PST by the_daug
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To: Morgana

https://static-32.sinclairstoryline.com/resources/media/edb1e3cd-10c6-4b94-b874-11a509ffff93-large16x9_NadiaFalk.JPG?1581626446690


24 posted on 02/14/2020 5:28:22 PM PST by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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To: Morgana

If the child was out of control, she should’ve been suspended or expelled. Let the parents deal with her tantrums & find another way to educate her. This kind of treatment for a 6-yr old is ridiculous.


25 posted on 02/14/2020 5:29:11 PM PST by Twotone (While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
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To: Morgana

I’m not sure I care for the law, but if your kid is throwing things and harming staff, then we have a problem.


26 posted on 02/14/2020 5:34:04 PM PST by NRx (A man of honor passes his father's civilization to his son without surrendering it to strangers.)
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To: txnativegop

The school social worker would have a court ordered psychiatric examination and a full investigation of their own personal life.

Most likely a young liberal female who aborted all her own children.


27 posted on 02/14/2020 5:34:30 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: tired&retired

a lobotomy is also an option for the teacher IMO


28 posted on 02/14/2020 5:35:30 PM PST by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual and political hemlock)
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To: Yogafist

I dont know the rest of the story but the mother is a liar.

I guess she forgot about the bodycams.


29 posted on 02/14/2020 5:38:15 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: lee martell

My sister manages such a room. It is a combined tutoring center / calming room for kids having meltdowns and losing control. Most of the time my sister and her colleagues are tutoring, but an incoming basket case has top priority.

It’s a very effective solution.

Calling the police, not calling her parents, putting her in the psych ward for TWO days — I cannot imagine a worse treatment of a young child.


30 posted on 02/14/2020 5:42:07 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Morgana

I did not know Florida can do this too. Scary!


31 posted on 02/14/2020 5:48:49 PM PST by Citizen Soldier
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To: Morgana

I am not home for a few days and don’t have access to my lists.

I will ping these out when I get home.


32 posted on 02/14/2020 5:52:08 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: txnativegop

My wife is psychiatrist. If she did this they would have her medical license.

I would apply the Americans with Disabilities Act and sue the school for mistreatment of the child.


33 posted on 02/14/2020 5:55:03 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: tired&retired

That might work.


34 posted on 02/14/2020 5:56:13 PM PST by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual and political hemlock)
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To: txrefugee

Government school is child abuse.

It will get worse 24/7 until parents stop putting their children in public schools.


35 posted on 02/14/2020 5:56:33 PM PST by Grampa Dave (I feel very fortunate to be living in the time of PRESIDENT TRUMP. (Thanks to rrrod!))
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To: Morgana

Watch the video. The girl looks like she is demon possessed. Evil lookin face.


36 posted on 02/14/2020 5:58:21 PM PST by setter
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To: Morgana

The psychologists and social workers do not have medical licenses thus they are limited in what they can do.

If a biochemical imbalance caused the behavior and not pure psychological, the parent would own this school.


37 posted on 02/14/2020 5:58:48 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: Morgana

This is a BELOW average elementary school.

Here are the Student demographics.(37% black)

https://www.greatschools.org/florida/jacksonville/969-Love-Grove-Elementary-School/#Students


38 posted on 02/14/2020 6:02:54 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: Vendome
Who was this mental health professional? Like the kids name is in the article, but not the anonymous "mental health professional". Having worked helping get kids off or Ritalin, I can say that about 80% of the time, a good breakfast with protein like eggs instead of coco puffs and peanut butter and celery as a snack instead instead of double fudge elfin cookies helps a lot to smooth out behavior. also setting expectations to the child for proper behavior and modeling that behavior really helps a lot. ( In other words don't raise your voice, get down to their level to talk about issues, and never use threats as a control mechanism).
39 posted on 02/14/2020 6:08:34 PM PST by Waverunner (I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
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To: Morgana

*All that and shes only six?*

I have had 4 y/o pre-schoolers out of control. Damage property and other children. Par for the course.

Many of these kids are being raised by siblings. I ask, where was momma? In jail w/ a drug habit, more likely. The dad? What father?

Gone is the day when kids were raised by a frying pan toting grandma who ruled the roost. She would have come to the school and pulled the kid by the ear, all the way home. And put the child to bed w/out any supper.

Today, a guardian shows up with an ombudsman, pro bono lawyer and a social worker. Times have changed.


40 posted on 02/14/2020 6:10:58 PM PST by Daffynition (*Mega Dittoes and Mega Prayers* & :))
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