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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Again, we don't know. The parents are saying it happened in the cameras, but I'd like to see the actual cameras. There is more to this. The child wasn't properly supervised and probably had needs greater than what staff could handle. Kids who are happy don't leave school grounds. Kids who are unhappy, threatened or something else going on leave school grounds.

Either way, it is a huge red flag for this center and this needs a full investigation.[/quote]

It does appear the police were called before the child eloped, as he was in the middle of a meltdown so severe that his classmates were instructed to take cover under their desks.

A lot of people failed this child, and I think the administrators and teachers who witnessed the police abusing the child need to be held accountable. With that said, we can put to bed the idea that this child just wandered away unsupervised. The folks upthread who speculated that there was no way to restrain him were correct, it seems. Now, we can talk about whether MCPS should make it faster/easier to get a child with emotional disorders into a specialized placement with trained staff, but if a child is being violent, your average mainstream kindergarten teacher doesn't actually have a lot of tools at their disposal other than trying to keep the rest of the kids safe while the situation plays itself out. [/quote]

They should have removed all the other kids from the classroom and had them wait in the hall or another classroom.  Heads down is not protecting the other kids.  A lot of what happened makes zero sense.  Completely agree with your post.[/quote]

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