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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teachers also need to press charges. It sounds mean, but it actually gets help for the kid. [/quote]

Press changes on whom? The article says you cannot prosecute a child under 7.  I can’t imagine the parents are liable since their child is legally allowed to go to school.  Do you file suit against the school for not providing enough safety for the teacher? Who is liable here? [/quote]

The school system needs to ensure the safety of its employees.  This child is a clear and present danger and needed 1:1 support at least.  Clearly also needed real mental health treatment, which should have pursued after the first (or by god the second hospitalization).
I speak as someone who has had to get my own child treated.  It is the worst thing I have ever been through, but sending children with untreated aggression to school is dangerous and they either need aides to keep them from exploding (or safe) or they need to be in a safer environment.

Accommodation laws guarantee *everyone* a right to an education, with the assumption that it is safe.  Thankfully while we were working to get my son treatment (And medication) we were able to get my son a 1:1 aide so he could leave the classroom well before this type of thing.
I'm sure some posters here  will blame me, but my son has a lot of complex problems, ASD, ADHD, physical issues, and I've worked day and night to advocate as much for all the other kids in class as for him.  I wish it didn't take a parent doing that doggedly and obsessively to keep teachers and other kids safe.  
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