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[quote=Anonymous]What this little girl did is beyond the definition of "typical" six year old behavior.  If the school had no other way to restrain her than handcuffs, then fine, although I think public elementary schools should have at least one staff trained in more appropriate restraint.  But she could have hurt herself or someone else, so fine, she had to be restrained.

But jail?  Why are there so many people here saying she is just a 'brat?' Normal kids don't act like this. So something more is going on. Maybe she is being abused, or neglected, or her family is setting terrible examples for her, or she has an abusive sibling, or she has undiagnosed special needs.  I'm not saying this means NOTHING gets done, or that she can be allowed to stay in a typical classroom with those behavioral problems.  But jail?  So we've just given up on the six year old?  She's a lost cause at six?

Educators and psychologists should want to get to the bottom of why she is behaving this way.  Wouldn't it be better for all of us?  Someday she'll be a grown up.  Step in now, maybe prevent an adult who is a nightmare.  Give up now, she isn't going to be easier to handle in an adult sized body.[/quote]

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