Posted by
Billy on Friday, February 12, 2010 11:55:36 AM
A Port St. Lucie first-grade student was handcuffed and committed to a mental
health facility because of her classroom behavior, and her parents are furious
that the school took such extreme measures.
Mickey Shalansky explained Wednesday what he said happened to his
6-year-old daughter at Parkway Elementary.
"She couldn't put her in two handcuffs because her wrists are that small,
so she put them both in the same handcuff and left marks on my daughter's arms,"
Shalansky told WPBF 25 News' Bob Kaple.
But a St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office report paints a much different
picture. (
Girl, 6,
Handcuffed, Committed Because Of Classroom Behavior)
Deputies said his daughter, Haley, got upset and stormed out her
classroom when her teacher asked her to do something. The report said it then
escalated into a temper tantrum in the principal's office.
According to the incident report, a deputy said Haley was out of control. It
said she "kicked the wall, went over to the desk and threw the calculator,
electric pencil sharpener, telephone, container of writing utensils and other
objects across the desk."
She was then handcuffed.
(Perhaps this is another reason that schools across America should be allowed to discipline kids more including being allowed to paddle them. At the same time there are kids who do have mental health issues and we are asking teachers today to do too much. It use to be teachers just had to worry about was teaching reading and math but not today.)