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Posted by: berkeley 2 years, 7 months ago"Believe me when I tell you," said Chief Mercurio, "a 6-year-old can inflict injury to you just as much as any other person."
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MeanMotherUSA
April 9, 2007, 11:05 p.m.4-9-07
I'd Posted My Comments On BLOGGER Pottersville Article,i.e. If Print--Either Way It Is Crying Shame What Is Happening To Your Children Our Children... Do Get Involved We Are All Held Responsible...You Just Cannot Keep Looking The Other Way...
We Are Living In Police State...
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berkeley
April 9, 2007, 11:32 p.m.indeed, many of the comments on the pottersville page are brilliant.
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nostalgia
April 10, 2007, 9:02 a.m."charged with battery on a school official, which is a felony, and two misdemeanors: disruption of a school function and resisting a law enforcement officer. After a brief stay at the county jail, she was released to the custody of her mother"
GOOD GRIEF! This is a 6 year old! If a group of educators can't handle a 6 year old, they need to get a new profession!
It is this type of story which explains why our schools are in chaos!
I observed an out of control first grader many years ago when my children were in elementary school. The boy was screaming and kicking the PE teacher. She picked him up and took him to the principal's office. The principal was able to calm him dowm somewhat. She then called the parents and told them to come to the school immediately and pick up their child.
Educators who are unable to control a 6 year old - PATHETIC
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elll
April 10, 2007, 11:50 a.m.nostalgia, you obviously havent spent much time in an elementary school. I have had 3, 4 and 5 year olds that I couldnt control...biting kicking screaming and pulling hair. It's not an easy job. We were not allowed to physically restrain the children unless we were "trained" on how to do it correctly.
The parents should have been called before the police. If the parents refuse to come, that is a form of abondonment or neglect ..THEN they call the police if she is not calming down.
I would like to think that the staff did everything possible to calm her before taking further action....sometimes all it takes is an empty room and time.
I'm pretty sure this girl learned her lesson after this event. Her parents obviously haven't been successful in teaching her to control herself.
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1voice
April 10, 2007, 12:03 p.m.Parents don't know how to handle or teach their children how to properly behave, it's more and more obvious these days. If the child acts out and disrupts the entire classroom something should be done. It appears it was necessary to phone the police. It should be a wakeup call to the parents.... They should do this more often...
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natashas
April 10, 2007, 12:48 p.m.To many kids in one classroom. I met many kids that acted up at home and were fine at school. Police handcuffing a child of that age is over the top. Any child at that age will adjust to there enviroment. Sending them to county jail at six will only make them worse. I am disgusted that most of these children are black. The rest probably come from bad neighborhoods. That mayor needs to be looked into!
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djrevelky
April 10, 2007, 12:55 p.m.What could the school do though? You know how many lawsuits get filed because a teacher has an angry outburst at a student? And oh my gosh if they would have manually restrained that spoiled rotten lil' brat.
Most of you guys do not know what you are talking about. I was high school/ middle school teacher for a year. I have had students throw things at me, cuss me out, break desk, and simply refuse to quit talking. Why? Because we are told that we are not allowed to discipline them anymore. If you send them to the principal nothing is done. They are either "star" athletes or they have influential parents in the community or everyone is just afraid to ****** their redneck hick parents off.
I am old enough that I remember school back when teachers were allowed to paddle. I was in 4th or 5th grade when that came to an end. I saw such a radical change in my classmates behavior when they realized they couldn't be hit anymore.
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natashas
April 10, 2007, 1:52 p.m.I do not believe if you hit a child they they will respect you. Children need an outlet. If a child is demonstrating violent behavior, A teacher has every legal right to restrain them from causing harm to themselves or someone else. From there, fallow the code of conduct policy. Their is always a protocol for something like this. How is throwing a child to more criminals going to solve anything. If child protective services needs to be called in then they should. Not police!
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natashas
April 10, 2007, 2:20 p.m.Developing actions to put into place that only ignore the problem will not solve anything.
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Nate49
April 10, 2007, 3:02 p.m.Once again we have a parental failure to administer the Demerol Twinkie at breakfasttime...
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disraeli
April 10, 2007, 3:04 p.m.I suppose it is purely coincidental that the US leads the world in prison population. In fact the prison population is increasing at a faster rate than the entire population. Unless it changes it's only a matter of time before everyone is imprisioned.
It's good to see that small town Florida is being proactive and taking the lead in this great national crusade.
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invest07
April 10, 2007, 3:37 p.m.Any cop will tell you that the younger the criminal, the more irrational will be their behavior. Cops would rather face a grown man with a weapon than a kid. The grownup is much more likely to exercise restraint.
Maybe we could sterilize the parents and the kids and start cleaning up the gene pool for future generations.
Before you think this is a racist nazi-like remark, remember that the great liberal bastion, Margaret Sanger, who founded Planned Parenthood, had similar opinions.
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PucciPat
April 10, 2007, 4:12 p.m.sounds to me like the author is terribly biased, and that although the police overreacted, so did the child. the only blame to be placed is on the parents of the child
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April 10, 2007, 4:33 p.m.The problem here is dead beat parents who shouldn't breed in the first place. A lack of discipline from the parents is only fixed by enforcing that discipline from outside the family. I think that its a crime that the teachers and other faculties are not allowed to teach discipline or face child abuse lawsuits. Then the schools have to resort to the police to handle obnoxious runts while as in Juvy jail all they are going to learn is how to be a better criminal.
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Demsaredim
April 10, 2007, 5:50 p.m.There is little choice left for school officials other than call the police. In my day the kids a$$ would have been busted at school and again when she got home by her parents. Now days they would be sued for spanking the kid and maybe jailed them selves. People complain about school officials not being able to control kids but give them no tools to control them with.
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birdog
April 10, 2007, 5:58 p.m.There were two possible lessons that this child could learn.
1. I can do any thing I want to with no consequences.
2. My actions have consequences.
Seems to me the police taught her a valuable lesson that she won't soon forget.
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kwsoonerdoc1
April 10, 2007, 6:13 p.m.Aren't you glad we got rid of corporal punishment? This kids' parents have done a lousy job of raising her and now the school system is somehow supposed to pick up the slack and teach her how to behave. It's ridiculous.
I have no problem with what the police did. They brought control into the situation. This brat was disrupting everyone elses opportunity to learn. You choose the behaviour and you choose the consequence.
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elel
April 10, 2007, 6:50 p.m.To say that I was shocked as I read this article is mild. I understand the difficulty educators face. This is still about a 6yr old child, who just by her age is emotionally, mentally unfinished, by this I mean, she does not have the inherent tools in which to deal with her actions. Yes she is old enough to understand consequence and should, but that is also something that has to be should be taught at home and backed up at school. The causes for her actions or if this has happened before were not mentioned, but even if this is a repeat infraction, police intervention is wrong. Educators in this day in age should have the knowledge and tools to deal with this type of behavior in an more appropriate way, and if the actions are not able to be controlled and corrected, then suspension from school, and child services called.
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koranagirl
April 10, 2007, 8:53 p.m.Why does everyone think it's the parent's fault? I REALLY have to agree with the last comment, that by the very nature, the very DESIGN of a child, they are BUILT to have fits, to have immature outbursts, they kick and they scream and they yell. Their brains are completely immature, their emotions are extreme, and THAT's why we send them to school so they can learn structure and discipline from someone other than their parents. This girl is probably told over and over by her mom and dad to behave, clean her room, pick up, don't fight with her siblings, stay out of trouble, etc., etc. She probably gets told over and over what to do and how to do it. The reality is we have to RAISE children. We have to live through their fits and tears and unhappiness and whatever emotions they are experiencing that they cannot handle. WE are the adults.
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