Children in Trouble: Children Are Being Arrested in Schools for "Acting Out"

They have been harassed ,handcuffed, fingerprinted and booked. Some of them even have a criminal record. Sadly though these "criminal" are all under the age of ten and barely out of elementary school. They are being institutionalized and brain washed at an alarming rate. Not surprisingly in all the cases I have researched, with the exception of two, the children were minorities. The law in most states now makes it acceptable for a child under 12 to be arrested by a cop as long as they have an okay from their supervisor. Take for instance, 6 yr. old, Desre'e Watson, kindergarten student at Avon Elementary in Highlands County. Allegedly, Desre'e had a violent run-in with her teacher and apparently the only way to control this 60 lb. child was to call local police. The child was supposedly so out of order that she had to be handcuffed and put in the police cruiser. She was then booked at Highland County Jail and charged with a felony and two misdemeanors, including: disruption of a school function , battery on school employees and resisting arrest. Resisting arrest? She is six years old. She now has a mug shot on file. When asked for a comment Desre'e recalled "I was scared" The girls' mother, Lateshia Wilson says "...they violated my babys' rights..." and she doesn't believe the story. She has taken the steps necessary to have the NAACP investigate the case further. Chief Frank Mercurio, at Avon Police department says "When there is an outburst of violence, we have a duty to protect and make that school a safe environment for the students, staff and faculty. That's why at this point, the person was arrested regardless what the age."