MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - A 6-year-old elementary school student was
handcuffed and arrested Friday after she allegedly threw a tantrum in
class.
CBS affiliate WMAZ
reports that according to the police report, the girl tore items off
the walls and threw furniture. The report also says the girl knocked
over a shelf that injured the school principal. The girl was
crying in the principal's office at Creekside Elementary before police
arrived. When the officer tried to calm the child, she resisted and was
handcuffed. "Our policy is that any detainee transported to our
station in a patrol vehicle is to be handcuffed in the back. There is no
age discrimination on that rule," said Milledgeville Chief of Police
Dray Swicord. Police took the young girl to the police station
where she was charged with simple assault and damage to property. As she
is only 6-years-old, she will not have to go to court. The girl was also suspended until August.





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