[wiltale]

Look on the bright side. Now the parents know they have a problem, they can take the kid on Dr. Phil. ;)

[JarheadFromFlorida]

Man, if I would have don't that in school back in the 60's, I know what would have been waiting for me when I got home. I'll give you a clue....It wouldn't be a lawsuit!

[Lizavetta]

This child WILL be diagnosed with a plethora of disabilities, from ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder) to ADD to ADHD which will transform him into a Special Education student. As such, the school cannot get rid of him and will be forced, courtesy of Special Ed lawyers hired by the parents, to accommodate his 'disabilities' with special classrooms, shadow aides, easier coursework, psychiatric assessments, etc.

[pabianice]

Wait, wait; don't tell me! Kid's parents voted for Kerry, right?

[Billthedrill]

A very good friend - no wimp, an ex-Navy Chief - was doing substitute teacher duty when one of his little charges had a similar tantrum. The guidance then was to wrap them in your arms until they calmed so they wouldn't hurt themselves or anyone else thrashing.

One kick from a small foot sent Jim to hernia surgery. The guidance was modified.

[jrd]

the story does not say why he was not allowed to go out and join his classmates...whats the whole story here...I think I would be mad if the rest of the class got to go out but I had to stay as this story implies!

[imskylark]

How many here would have been arrested or suspended when they were in school, going by today's standards? I would have.

[processing please hold]

It's a miracle they didn't taser him. That seems to be the fashion these days concerning children. Poor child.

[laceybrookesdad]

When my now 16 yr old daughter was 8 she had the same type of violent outbursts. The teacher would remove her from the classroom and she would spend the day in the principle's inner office. Not sure if I would have handled her being handcuffed and led out of school in an appropriate manner. Maybe if that would have happened she would have straightened up a lot sooner than later.... All I know is that she is a wonderful daughter who is loving and kind and is doing well in high school. Without having been traumatized as an 8 yr old by being led out of the school in handcuffs. Something like that could haunt a child throughout their entire school life especially if they live in the same school district their entire school years. (like my daughter has)

[TheForceOfOne]

Maybe his parents are Democrats and he is upset about moving to Canada and leaving his friends. Maybe he understands the Social Security problem and feels isolated and scared by his parents lack of concern about it, and knows he will have to work three jobs to support them as they live in his basement as he tries to support his three kids and his wife who has joined a feminist movement and tells him everyday what a horrible person he is for being a man. Poor guy, I would be upset too.

[melbell]

wow...it says something about a grown up that would have a child arrested.

I used to work at a day program for kids who had behavioral and emotional disorders. I had a kid who had been born addicted to cocaine (they are EXTREMELY STRONG, despite their tiny size) and he was throwing a fit one day on the van and I had to restrain him while sitting (very hard) for about 30 minutes. I went home with EVERY muscle in my back and arms pulled and sore because he was so strong. But you know what I didn't do...I didn't have him arrested. And his tantrum before getting on the van included throwing folding chairs and flipping tables around. I had to move my other kids outside of the room and try to calm him down. He was 11 years old and the last thing he needed was to be put in yet another living situation where nobody loved or cared about him. For the MOST part, these children need discipline and love, not jail time.

There was only one kid arrested while I worked there, and he was a 16 year old (16! not 6!!!) who was stabbing people with a pencil. It took 2 adults to restrain him until the LEOs arrived. I very much doubt this 8 year old posed THAT much of a threat.

[Teacher317]

The child was later released to his parents.

He'll be back in class within 3 days. Every student involved will see that the consequences are virtually nil.

[Dan from Michigan]

Giving an 8 year old a POLICE RECORD?

This should be handled at home.

[TChris]

Hey, isn't all the feel-good Dr. Spock crap working wonders? They should have been more concerned with his self esteem. Putting him in handcuffs might lead him to believe he's done something wrong!

[traumer]

No TASER used.... ??

[iconoclast]

Geez, just a little "acting out".

[Loyalist]

When my father was an elementary school principal, he once showed a disciplinary file the size of a phone book on a boy to the local police.

"Watch out for him," he said. "You'll be dealing with him in a few years."

The boy was eight years old at the time.

He was at least as bad, if not worse, than this boy. His home was not merely broken, but twisted, in a way I can't mention here.

That boy is now in his early twenties and doing hard time in maximum security.

There is nothing that can be done with children like that using methods acceptable to the pedagogical establishment.

[isom35]

give the kid some ritalin for the next few years. he'll be fine.