School District Called Police After 6-Year-Old Daughter With Down Syndrome Pretended To Shoot Teacher With Finger – IOTW Report

School District Called Police After 6-Year-Old Daughter With Down Syndrome Pretended To Shoot Teacher With Finger

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The mother of a 6-year-old with Down syndrome says the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District mishandled an incident involving her daughter after she pretended to shoot her teacher with her finger. Maggie Gaines says 6-year-old Margot, a student at Valley Forge Elementary School, now has a police report on file.

In November, Margot became frustrated and made a gesture that sparked a disciplinary investigation.

The Tredyffrin-Easttown School District calls it a threat assessment.

It was concluded nobody was in harm’s way as a result of Margot’s statement and her words were labeled a transient threat, which Gaines explains was an expression of anger.

However, the district said its policy still called for the police to be contacted.

“They get this phone call and I was fine with everything up until calling the police,” Gaines said. “And I said, ‘You absolutely do not have to call the police. You know, this is ridiculous.’”

Even though police sources confirm it is a confidential record, Gaines fears potential ramifications for her daughter.

“My daughter got frustrated and pointed her finger at her teacher and said, ‘I shoot you,’” Gaines said. “At that point, they went to the principal’s office and it was quickly assessed that she didn’t even really know what she was saying.”

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15 Comments on School District Called Police After 6-Year-Old Daughter With Down Syndrome Pretended To Shoot Teacher With Finger

  1. And training kids that every offence is to be delt with max payback and fear using the law when it suits them. Get your kids out of government schools before it ruins them.

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  2. Why is a child with Down’s Syndrome who doesn’t understand what “I shoot you” means doing in a regular elementary school?

    Why are people licensed as teachers entrusted with this child if they don’t understand how to manage her properly (let alone know that children under age 7 cannot commit a criminal act?)

    And wth is with the mother, making a freak-out (omg, her “record”, she might not get into Harvard) over this.

    There are a lot of issues here.

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