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Originally Posted by radioguy
as a teacher, i can't do anything physical to the child, neither can the principal. i have no problem with the cops putting her in handcuffs to protect themselves and the child from hitting others. i know a 5 year old could not hurt a grown-up, but after being hit, the grown-ups could have reacted in a negative way and possibly hurt the child. kids know that teachers and principals can't do anything to them. it's up to the parents to teach the children respect and self-control. a teacher can only do so much. the teacher did a DAMN GOOD job at attempting to calm the child down. kudos to her and kudos to the police for having the guts to do this to the girl. i hope the officers and school district don't get sued over this, they don't deserve that. the parent deserves some type of punishment for not teaching/controlling their child.
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You've summed up everything I wanted to say better than I could say it. How this is "controversial" is completely beyond me. They weren't roughing her up, she wasn't slammed on the desk, they weren't arresting her. They were handcuffing her because she was out of control and destructive, and a potential danger to herself (and other students, previously). And by this point, perhaps handcuffing is the only language an out of control five-year-old can understand.
I'd love to send the mother a good book on parenting.
EDIT: This whole thing is really such a shame. Her parents must be worthless -- children at that age are primarily shaped by their family life, which must be total shit. Now she's been hardened by police presence and interaction, and has already been handcuffed at age five. If this doesn't shape her up a bit, she's gonna go downhill from here.