Look at it from Cruz s point of view: NOTHING he did, however heinous was punished. He has now figured out how to get punished. He may actually be a little amazed at how much trouble he is actually in.
Cruz was breaking all the rules and laws with impunity. He has no respect for authority- NOT mom-neighbors-school-police.
His mother covered and lied about his whereabouts to her neighbors when he vandalized their homes and threw rocks at their cars. He had been totally out of control for years. He was diagnosed with Autism and he should have not been mainstreamed given his academic struggles, social awkwardness, OCD, ADD and Oppositional Defiance Disorder.
I don’t believe Broward has Special Facilities for these types. They diagnose kids and utilize the diagnose to collect extra $$$$$$$ from Florida & the federal government. The kids are mainstreamed and feel increasingly weird and out of place. They disrupt the regular classrooms. Teachers pull their hair out trying to help. It’s wrong all the way around.