Sounds like you're crying out for more litigation---heaven help us...
An adult physically threatening another adult often can only be handled by filing a restraining order or an order of protection--there aren't really many other options. When it comes to children--the threshold for such things ought to be much higher--or else it would become unmanageable. Can you imagine children getting Orders of Protection filed against their schoolmates?? It would be ludicrous...
How about filing a charges of assault?
When it comes to children--the threshold for such things ought to be much higher--or else it would become unmanageable. Can you imagine children getting Orders of Protection filed against their schoolmates?? It would be ludicrous...
Yikes. You're actually suggesting children ought to have less legal protections against the threat of violence because it might unmanageable.
Minors can and should be charged with assault when an assault occurs. Just like they should be charged with robbery, or theft, or destruction of property or whatever.
Sure, the system should take into account the age of the child. But better to put a stop to the behavior now than sometime after they turn 18.
Do you really think kids just turn off that type of behavior when they become legal adults?
Some kids do get orders of protection against their school mates, and it's a real hassle for the schools to keep them separated.