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6 year old locked in jail cell; also possible lie about where field trip was taking place
Topic Started: Apr 20 2012, 06:54 AM (53 Views)
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It was supposed to be a field trip to a public library for 6-year-old Stephen Stovall and his classmates. Instead, the kindergartner told his Mom that found himself locked in jail.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that parents at Sunnyside Elementary were told their children would be taking a visit to a library and even signed waivers stating such. The children were instead taken to the local Hillside Police Station, where they were shown guns and ankle bracelet monitors. Stovall says he was then temporarily locked inside a jail cell at the station.

The Sun-Times originally reported that Stovall had been locked in the jail cell, but Hillside Police Chief Joseph M. Lukaszek now disputes the child's claim, telling the paper, "They were never placed in jail cells. We have six jail cells not once were they placed in jail cells. They walked past one of our cells, the door was open. They were shown a bed and a toilet. Nobody was allowed in. I think the young man, because he was in our holding area, and the holding area has bars, he may have interpreted it as a jail cell, because he didn't know the difference."

The story comes just two days after a 6-year-old girl in Georgia was handcuffed and detained by police after an alleged "tantrum."

The school has not yet responded to complaints from Ware or other parents. However, the Cook County Sheriff's Department said such visits are a routine part of its "Motivational and Responsibility Training," program, but only for much older students.

"We would never allow kindergartners in the jail and we do not lock up any kids in cells," a department spokeswoman told the paper.

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And in case you want to know about the handcuffed 6 year old

a 6-year-old girl in Georgia was handcuffed by police and charged with assault after throwing a "tantrum" in her elementary school. Local tv affiliate 13WMAZ reports that Salecia Johnson, who is in kindergarten, was detained by police after her alleged outburst.

The officer's police report says Johnson began tearing items off the school principal's office walls and was throwing furniture. The report says Johnson knocked over a shelf that injured the principal.

Johnson also was reportedly biting a doorknob and attempting to break a glass frame while jumping on top of a paper shredder.

"She has mood swings some days, which all of us had mood swings some days," Johnson's mother Constance Ruff told WMAZ. "I guess that was just one of her bad days."

After Johnson was handcuffed, she was taken to the local police station and charged with simple assault and damage to property. However, because of her young age, Johnson will reportedly not be prosecuted.

"A 6-year-old in kindergarten. They don't have no business calling the police and handcuffing my child," said Earnest Johnson, Salecia's father.

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Both stories are just stupid. Tell the parents where there children are going. Teach your kids to not flip out, esp at school. Train teachers to restrain flipping out kids and how to calm them. Have parent chaperones so there are witnesses on the field trip. There are simple things that people can do to avoid this nonsense. Jeez....
Edited by Angel, Apr 20 2012, 06:54 AM.
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