Misbehaving in school earned one young girl a trip to the station in handcuffs.
Elementary school student Jmyha Rickman, 8, had her wrists and feet cuffed and was taken away in the back of a police car late Tuesday morning after throwing a tantrum, reports St. Louis’ KMOV.
School officials called the Alton, Ill. police to intervene during what was apparently a bad tantrum at Lovejoy Elementary School. Nehemiah Keeton, Rickman’s guardian, said the cops treated the 70-pound girl like a criminal.
“Her eyes were swollen from her crying and her wrists had welts on them,” Keeton told us.
Rickman’s requests to use the bathroom were ignored, Keeton said.
Alton police told KMOV that they were answering a call regarding an out of control child who was tearing up two classrooms. Police also clarified that Rickman was put in a supervised juvenile detention room at the police station. An officer says he thinks the appropriate actions were taken, according to KMOV.
Rickman has a history of throwing tantrums at school, the TV station was told.
Alton school district officials did not immediately return the Daily News’ call for comment.
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