Police Use Pepper Spray to Subdue 8-Year-Old at School

@ 5dogmom: YOU are 100% right. I think we will be reading about this kid in the future sometime...Imagine when older this kid walks into a Walmart and buys a gun??? Hopefully it won't have a clip that holds more then 30 shots...Background checks are so KEY. I know im going to be hearing now from the far right gun lobby. Get this kid and others like him MAJOR help.

If the child said that he "kind of deserved it" then he knows he was wrong. The mother should side with adults on this...it's sad, but we can't always agree with our children on certain matters.

SCREW YOU AND YOUR AD, CATHERINE

The mom says he's not been diagnosed with any disorder and he's an angel at home. I find both of these statements hard to believe. He's in a special school for children with behavioral or emotional disorders. That means he has been found eligible for special education services, and his broad category is emotional disorder/disability. The mother MUST know this; she has to sign for the testing and agree and sign the IEP (Individualized Education Program). Federal law requires that special education students must be placed in the least restrictive environment (LRE). The fact that he's only eight years old and is in a segregated special school means that he is very emotionally?behaviorally disturbed. I have two major "beefs" with this mother. First, if he's an angel at home she should home school him. Second, why is she calling so much attention to this obviously mentally disturbed child? If she has such a problem with pepper gas, what would she suggest to subdue him--a straight-jacket or a lobotomy? She needs to get real with herself and she needs to accept that her child has a serious emotional disorder. The fact that her child has this problem IS NOT her fault; but failing to admit it and find proper treatment and schooling IS HER FAULT!

the issue is lack of accountability
mother does not hold the child accountable for his totally unacceptable dangerous behavior but of course the police......
As someone who works in the field this kind of parenting has spawned 5 year old psychopaths who are VIOLENT, DANGEROUS, HURT OTHERS BADLY and are so remorseless and uncontrollable that measures such as pepper spray may indeed be the only option. Because make no mistake , these "children" will seriously injure people

This kid will be doing hard time at one point,The police did what they should have.I guess when this kid is in shooting up his next school the police should talk him down.This mother needs to wake up.

The police did not cross the line. What the heck are we teaching our kids? I understand that as a mom you want to protect your child and defend them, but making things ok only makes it worse. What if he had found a sharp object and a teacher had come out and he had "whacked" at them? (all the things he wanted to do) What if he had killed someone? Therapy. Discipline. Accountability for our actions. Probably medication. These are all things this boy needs. Not excuses or "understanding".

The mom says he's not been diagnosed with any disorder and he's an angel at home. I find both of these statements hard to believe. He's in a special school for children with behavioral or emotional disorders. That means he has been found eligible for special education services, and his broad category is emotional disorder/disability. The mother MUST know this; she has to sign for the testing and agree and sign the IEP (Individualized Education Program). Federal law requires that special education students must be placed in the least restrictive environment (LRE). The fact that he's only eight years old and is in a segregated special school means that he is very emotionally?behaviorally disturbed. I have two major "beefs" with this mother. First, if he's an angel at home she should home school him. Second, why is she calling so much attention to this obviously mentally disturbed child? If she has such a problem with pepper gas, what would she suggest to subdue him--a straight-jacket or a lobotomy? She needs to get real with herself and she needs to accept that her child has a serious emotional disorder. The fact that her child has this problem IS NOT her fault; but failing to admit it and find proper treatment and schooling IS HER FAULT!

i think the kid needs a psych ward...and this behavior should be accepted? i would have sprayed the kid and cuffed him...Mom wakeup you have a problem kid here

You are so right. Violent children can kill their parents. I think the mom is afraid of him already and that's why he is out of control. They should do a brain MRI just to be sure all is working well. We are always so quick to want to label bad behavior with a "disorder" . Now that the child knows his actions have consequences it may help.

Only acts up at school she says, my A*#. Does any one else believe that?

i know it is a rough decission to pepper spray a child of any age . but the blame also belongs to the parents . if you know of the problems with your child . maybe put alittle of your budget on help rather than let the schools and authorty handle the problems after it is to late. does any body remember and also thaught a person young and old who can become up to and some cases 10 times stronger. when are off medications or on some drugs or wrong doese of medicine. so police needs to be cautious .and just may be they thought that what they had to do to get control . personally pepper spray may have been not my way of choice but i was not there . as for police and security persons we always are at blame when some thing like this happens . parents them self should had put this child either home schooled , or in some better special needs school that is for thier child.

one more thing that gal talking on penny auction at the top comments should go andstay on penny auctions . her comment had nothing on the topic at all
thanks

Did you see the boy playing "violent video games"? Talk about enforcement of angry behavior! That family needs serious help!

OMG, you missed the WHOLE POINT. should (at least) two grown men (police officers), and . . . what(?), 2 teachers need to pepper spray an unruly 8 year old CHILD?

NO. why don't we just bypass the whole 911 process and pass out pepper spray to the teachers. that way, when they bitch about low (they make great pay where i live) pay, fabulous medical, daycare at work, free preschool, summers off, etc., etc. they can just go ahead and spray the child themselves . . .

I think that the kid got what he deserved. I am so sick of parents thinking that their child is innocent when they do things wrong. The mother needs a serious reality check. OPEN your eyes mom…. Your kid is going to end up in prison or dead with the way he is acting. Parents like you are the reason kids act up. There is no discipline. Control your child. You are the parent act like one. Or it will be you that he hits next if he hasn’t already.

This child seems intelligent and aware enough to realize that his behavior is wrong. When that's the case what you have is a brat who gets it but knows he doesnt have to behave. While I hate the idea of a child being pepper sprayed who knows maybe next time he decides to throw a tantrum he'll think twice and decide against it.

I don't think women like this one should have children.

This mother is clearly incapable of keeping her son's behavior normal. The police have been called in twice before to deal with him? Something is seriously wrong her, and the child needs help his mother is not giving him. How selfish and shortsighted this mother is for speaking out against the police protecting two people devoted to teaching children.

The boy is not bad. He is a child of God. This might be a catalyst to be a better person for him.

Good for the police.................this kid needs help, and the fact the mom is trying to stick up for the child, she needs to be put in a facility that helps parents...........parent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET HELP, BOTH OF YOU................maybe they sprayed, because they are SICK OF RETURNING TO THE SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THIS CHILD.............they have actual crooks to deal with (Which this child will be one of those crooks one day, IF YOU DON'T GET HIM HELP, IDIOT).....................