Handcuffs in school

celticeagle wow handcuffs for minor infractions. It sounds a bit much but some of the wy some kids act now days ma ybe they are necessary. I read a discussion on mylot months back in which this student made' fun of the teacher's lectures and admitted he seldom even listened to her lectures. What really got to me was the responses from other student mylotters who said they didn't listent to many of their teacher's lectures either. say what? this is the way modern kids learn in high schools now days?

If they didnt think they are smarter than the parents or any older person that has gone thru every thing then they wouldnt have ot wer handcuffs altho it seem harsh maybe should go back to the corner in a dunce cap

I have never heard of this one. But part of the problem these days is not the kids refusing to listen to their elders, which does happen. It is not having a parent who was around to bring them up in the right ways to learn right from wrong, and to feel Loved and accepted. Now a days you often find kids having to raise themselves and fend for themselves as the parents are too busy working, etc. to worry about what their kids are doing. And then they let them watch the Shoot em up movies, and play the Video games, etc. having no idea of what is really ever expected.

OMG i can't believe that is true? What country is this in? Something like that would never happen in Australia. I would almost sue the school if they hand cuffed my child, and i am disgusted to think that this practice is legal anywhere in the world in this day and age. I hope this is not allowed and was just a freak case.

Wow...handcuffs huh? What did they do I wonder? Alot of punishments are leaning toward the embarrassment factor now. I read they are making people hold signs proclaiming what they did on the side of the road. I bet it is a lawsuit in the making.

My feeling is both the teachers and students have changed drastically since the many years since i grew up.The teachers of the days gone by had more patience and tact.The students knew which actions were likely to cause them harm.The students i feel more than the teachers have done acts which are condemnable.But in my opinion nothing as drastic as handcuffing the students ought to be resorted to.

I disagree with the school's decision to handcuff students, no matter what their "crime" was. If it was something that should be punishable, police is the only one responsible to handcuff and arrest. By the way I wonder if handcuffing teenagers is allowed there, even from police, because here it is not allowed. I guess the school will suffer bad popularity and possibly law suits next days. If I was the father of a child who was dealt with that way, I would surely try to find ways to protest on it. Have a wonderful day!

The school is requiring this? I'm gonna bet that one gets struck down asap....

I don't think handcuffs would be necessary if they did what they are suppose to do. Kids aren't made to mind like they should be anymore. This is the parents fault not the kids. Maybe the parents need them more than the kids.

Your link didn't work but the only way I think this should be allowed is if they did whatever they did and then became violent when scolded or asked to leave the area. Were they actually placed under arrest? If not then this is probably considered unlawful restraint or detention? If they were under arrest were they read their Miranda rights? If this is meant to be an embarrassing factor then I think this school is going to have a problem. Most child protective services have frowned upon adults humiliating children into doing what they want. If they did it for the safety of teacher, students, or other faculty then I don't have a problem with it. But they would have to convince me that was true.

Ooh, I think that it's too much...wouldn't that teach children to oppress?? and that it works??