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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if the school called 911 and the police responded.  Not an ambulance.  That's why when I needed to call 911 for my DS, I was sure to give his bipolar status and that he needed an ambulance.  I think if I wasn't clear about what I needed just the police would have responded.  Instead of an ambulance as well as the police.[/quote]

Then the police officer calls for an ambulance when they realize the situation. [b] Police officers are required to be in good physical condition,[/b] and are trained in physical management.  Surely they can safely hold a tantrumming child long enough for an ambulance to come.  [/quote]

I'm guessing you don't spend a lot of time in DC, and have little exposure to the MPD.   Good physical condition isn't how I'd describe many of them.

But anyway - you're OK, with a police officer (or a staff member) physically restraining a child for an extended period of time, but not handcuffs?  I really don't see the difference, except that I think there's a greater likelihood of the child being injured while being restrained by an adult than by handcuffs.  As for transporting to jail, I agree that wasn't the right move.  [/quote]

There are way too many out of shape cops around and the cops should have called for an ambulance.[/quote]

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