From what I understand, teachers aren’t allowed to touch students any more, lest they get sued. That’s why you hear about cops being called when stufents are violent or unruly. The cops’ side of this story is that the little angel had been bullying the kid and was trying to shake him down for the $5.
Why it took the school six hours to call the cops (if it did take that long), and why it took the mother ten hours to get there (if it did), are unanswered questions.
“and why it took the mother ten hours to get there (if it did),”
Personal experience with New York State BCI/Troop F State Troopers, they grab you and don’t tell your family for 13 hours.
1990, Sunday April 29 they did that to my brother.
Nevermind that he didn’t do what they accused him of, not teh point of this.
The point was, they probably grabbed the kid and didn’t tell the mom.
As for the school, school admins tends to be stupid, lazy, dissembling, and indecisive.
It probably took them six hours to decide they were going to do that.
I’d be surprised if the $5 even existed to begin with.
Saw an instance where a kid thought he was going to score a free fiver by claiming that he’d lost his and someone else picked it up.
*shrugs*
Dunno what to believe with this.
But then again, I’m admittedly cynical.
Your absolutely correct about teachers not being allowed touch students. It’s immediately dumped on the police. The fact that the police interrogated a 7 year old for hours over a missing $5.00 and a case of bullying is ridiculous. The cops should have referred the incident back to the school and the parents of the children involved. They could have also referred the incident to the youth division to follow up at later time if they felt it necessary.
I also forgot to mention that in N.Y. you cannot interrogate a juvenile unless a parent or guardian is present.