One parent is challenging a DeKalb County school after it placed her 6-year-old son, a special needs student, in handcuffs.
Lakaisha Reid told WXIA that she was called to Pine Ridge Elementary on Friday about an incident involving her son. There, Reid said she found her son's wrists bruised from handcuffs after officials said he had been "self-destructive" and tried to run away.
"They need to have police officers that are trained for special needs kids or for any kids that are that age," she said. "That's pretty young for handcuffs."
"For approximately one hour [after being returned to school], the student was scratching, kicking and hitting school personnel and continued to exhibit violent behavior, running into walls, banging his head on tables and placing his health at risk," the district said. "At this point, the SRO placed handcuffs on the student to protect him from harming himself."
Reid said she wouldn't be returning her son to Pine Ridge.
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