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14 Apr 2017, 3:29 am

10-YEAR-OLD FLORIDA BOY WITH AUTISM ARRESTED AT SCHOOL

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A 10-year-old child with autism was handcuffed, put in a police car and taken from his school before spending the night in jail.

The boy's mom, Louanne Haygood, captured the incident and posted it to Facebook.

The sheriff's office says her son John was arrested for felony battery on a school board authority.

Louanne says he kicked a para-professional at his school last year. She knows he has a troubled history in school, but says his behavior is a result of his autism.


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14 Apr 2017, 4:08 pm

Being autistic is not the same thing as being bad. I think the condition and the behavior should be considered separately.



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14 Apr 2017, 4:27 pm

I suspect the "autism awareness" of a school district that sicks the police on a 10 year old might have something to do with his chronic behavior problems.


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14 Apr 2017, 4:58 pm

I've been scapegoated, but without physically-assaulting anyone or causing property damage.

As an autistic person, why should you want criminality to go hand-in-hand, with autism; that makes you look bad.



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14 Apr 2017, 5:10 pm

I am getting so sick of hearing about children jailed for outbursts...like what the hell. I'd think there'd be better less traumatic options.


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14 Apr 2017, 5:11 pm

friedmacguffins wrote:
Being autistic is not the same thing as being bad. I think the condition and the behavior should be considered separately.



Well even if a 10 year old is intentionally acting out/being bad...jail time and a criminal sentence doesn't seem the best solution.


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14 Apr 2017, 5:21 pm

10 years old sounds far too young to be handcuffed or thrown in jail simply for kicking an adult.
It also sounds like the para professional doesn't know how to discipline school children
and should not be working in the field of education.

To my mind, it doesn't matter whether the child has autism or not.



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14 Apr 2017, 7:46 pm

Now, NOW, they do that arrest for something in November??????????????????????????

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Officials say the child was being arrested after he allegedly kicked a teacher back in November at the school. Deputies were able to take him into custody only now since it was his first day back at the school for testing after being suspended and later home schooled.

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Ques ... 62274.html

I don't have enough data to make good solid conclusions but looking at the above, the below has a gut feel of right.
"Mother Says Autistic 10-Year-Old Son’s Arrest ‘Was A Power Play’ By School District"
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/04/13/mo ... -district/

I need to know more about that. Why couldn't it have been served at the home?
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"Deputies say there weren’t able to serve the warrant until Wednesday at school, which was John Benji’s first day back for testing since he had been out on suspension and then homebound."

http://www.wptv.com/news/region-okeecho ... s-arrested

And, yeah, THAT ....
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"The sheriff’s office claims no one knew the child is on the autism spectrum. However, when NewsChannel 5 asked why, considering the fact that deputies arrested the boy because of a teacher’s complaint, no one would respond. "


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15 Apr 2017, 7:46 am

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Officials say the child was being arrested after he allegedly kicked a teacher back in November at the school. Deputies were able to take him into custody only now since it was his first day back at the school for testing after being suspended and later home schooled.


Kids, stay out of school.



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15 Apr 2017, 1:37 pm

That punishment seems very extreme for a little act like that. I remember when I was at school, something like that would result in a one day suspension and maybe a spanking from the parent coming to pick them up. The methods of discipline that's used on special needs students is enough to make my blood boil.


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15 Apr 2017, 1:51 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:
That punishment seems very extreme for a little act like that. I remember when I was at school, something like that would result in a one day suspension and maybe a spanking from the parent coming to pick them up. The methods of discipline that's used on special needs students is enough to make my blood boil.


99% agree with you.

Except, it doesn't matter to me whether the student is special needs or not.

Like the kid who allegedly bit his poptart into the shape of a gun
and got in trouble for it.



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15 Apr 2017, 2:02 pm

The schools know their staff will be publicly shamed and sued no matter what discipline they meet out so they do not do anything and let the police handle it.


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15 Apr 2017, 2:05 pm

the_phoenix wrote:
Like the kid who allegedly bit his poptart into the shape of a gun
and got in trouble for it.

Which brings to mind that, yes, this really is a serious debate.
It is that big a deal? Seriously?
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So, when should a student be allowed to draw weapons? Some say never. Others only allow for the drawing of imaginary weapons such as light sabers. Some teachers allow weapons to be illustrated as long as they are not being used in an act of violence. For others still, the decision is not their’s to make, as a policy is already in place by the school or district.

https://www.theartofed.com/2014/09/02/w ... raw-a-gun/


Given my Dad was in the Navy and I began school during the Vietnam war, what do you think the backs of my notebooks were filled with drawings of?????????
(as it turned out I developed a liking for World War 2 tanks and got damn good at drawing them. and then there was the sci-fi stuff)
(in today's climate I would get suspended every 15 minutes)

In my opinion, BS, total, absolute BS,
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Parents in Scottsdale, Arizona have removed their children from school after the headmaster threatened to expel their eight-year-old son for drawing pictures of potential Halloween costumes.
The boy was a student at Scottsdale Country Day School when his parents were called to a meeting last week.
The principal told the boy's parents that their child was a danger to other children and threatened to expel him over the pictures.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... nives.html
Dear Student, I'm sorry those adults you encountered are such pathetic weaklings. But have hope, not all of us that kind of sorry waste of a human being. People that weak are so disgusting I feel an urge to vomit.


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16 Apr 2017, 12:57 am

Sounds like the learning assistant should not be working with autistic kids

Also sounds like parents with autistic kids should avoid this school



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16 Apr 2017, 6:53 am

I googled this, but could not find enough information to form an opinion on the topic.



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16 Apr 2017, 7:55 am

The cops and everybody else probably mishandled this. The kid almost definitely shouldn't have been handcuffed and jailed.

This just might harden the kid, and makes things worse for all.