A fifth-grader reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained.

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[–] 139 points 2 years ago (35 children)

Why Was This 11-Year-Old Brownsville ISD Honor Student Put in Solitary For Three Days?

Because it's Texas. The answer is always because it's Texas.. Well, okay. Sometimes it's Florida too.

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    [–] 114 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Sounds like a little overachiever who is pretty mature for his age, up against a Karen principal who is annoyed by the kid instead of encouraging him.

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    [–] 96 points 2 years ago

    “Gee, I wonder why kids these days don’t trust law enforcement!”

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  • [–] 94 points 2 years ago

    Uhhh, this wasn't just the principal. Thankfully the judge had some common sense.

    Cameron County prosecutors pushed for Class C felony charges of “terroristic threat” and argued for two more weeks of detention. Instead, Judge Adela Kowalski-Garza ordered a safety risk evaluation and conditional release home until his hearing November 8.

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  • [–] 70 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    This is horrifying. I know abuse of power is nothing new, especially in education and law enforcement, but people find new lows every day it seems. I’m glad others were there to step up and help.

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  • [–] 56 points 2 years ago

    It sounds like the individual responsible, Palm Grove Elementary School Principal Myrta Garza could still be a threat to additional students though. I know it’s Texas but there has to be some group there that can investigate this individual.

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    [–] 56 points 2 years ago

    I'm sorry but that Principal is an absolute cunt. She was targeting that kid, regardless if he did or didn't do anything wrong...

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Every monster who participated in putting an 11 year old in police solitary confinement should not keep their job and should face lawsuits.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    Cameron County prosecutors pushed for Class C felony charges of “terroristic threat” and argued for two more weeks of detention.

    Every authoritarian here is a power-tripping coward. Abusing a prepubescent child because they didn't get the respect they demanded is the weakest and most craven thing someone can do.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Put this principal behind bars for child abuse. And take the police and everyone involved on that side along, too. They would make a nice chain gang.

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    [–] 25 points 2 years ago

    Uh. I could have sworn Delores Umbridge was supposed to be short…

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    11 years old. Lost his father, bullied by his principal, abandoned by the school district therapists, falsely arrested by the police and tortured for three days by the state.

    If this kid manages to grow up to be a functional adult, it will be miracle.

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    [–] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    There was no evidence he made any kind of threat against the principal other than heresay by other students?

    What the hell.

    That principal is an insecure power tripping loser.

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    [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    So why is that bitch of a principal not dead or in jail yet?

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