I read all the comments and cannot believe that not one person thought it was idiotic for the school to call the cops. Don’t we have police in the first place to enforce the laws? What law was broken by an unruly child?
It’s not just this latest incident; the first resort all over the country seems to be to call the police when a child misbehaves in school. The school ought to be able to handle discipline without becoming physical. I wouldn’t have a problem with physical discipline myself but we all know that’s been taken out of the hands of school administrators.
People posting were complaining about parents not doing their job -how about the school taking the easy way out? Not allowed to handle it any other way? Work to change it. How about parents giving written permission to the schools to discipline their child/children as the case merits?
For goodness sake - STOP CALLING THE COPS on children. It’s a no brainer IMO..
“”I read all the comments””
Neglected to say “at the link”
I think it’s ridiculous. These cops are just bullies with fancy titles. Of course, that’s true of any authority exercising powers the people haven’t personally assented to.
From the Article:
Salecia Johnson, 6, was accused of tearing items off the walls and throwing furniture in an outburst Friday at Creekside Elementary School, Macon television station WMAZ-TV (http://on.wmaz.com/HPb7nr ) reported.
Police said the girl knocked over a shelf that injured the principal.
The police report says when an officer tried to calm the child in the principal's office, she resisted and was handcuffed. The girl was charged with simple assault and damage to property.
Or, do you believe such behavior should be excused simply on the basis of age?
From the article, she was charged with destruction of public property and assault (on the principal). I agree completely that we have criminalized behavior by children (including teenagers) that a couple of generations ago would have been handled privately by teachers, parents or neighbors. The problem is that teachers are forbidden to use physical means to enforce discipline, many parents are AWOL, and neighbors don't get involved for fear of criminal charges or civil lawsuits. What would you have done if faced with this situation?
“The school ought to be able to handle discipline without becoming physical. I wouldn’t have a problem with physical discipline myself but we all know that’s been taken out of the hands of school administrators.”
According to my father-in-law, who designs schools for most of the metro Atlanta school boards, the padded “quiet rooms” where unruly children were once placed have been phased out. So, the teachers can't discipline them and the administrators can't separate them from the other students until they calm down. Again, what would you have done?
Teachers don't have that option now.