The insanity continues.

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Handcuffed and hauled away. It happened Monday to a 5th grade autistic student at Conroe Independent School District's Bozman Intermediate school.

The offense alleged against 12-year-old David Sims is brandishing an "imaginary" rifle at his art teacher, an educator who apparently felt threatened.

"She (CISD Police Officer) just put handcuffs on me and told me I need to go with her," said David Sims.

"They just said, 'We don't tolerate that. We take it as a threat.' A threat? He didn't threaten anyone. He didn't do anything but play," said Amy Sims, David's mother.

Amy Sims says she wasn't notified of the classroom incident until after her son was in custody. Like many students challenged with autism, Amy says her son simply didn't understand "make believe" gunplay on campus has become inappropriate behavior.

"Being put in handcuffs, not knowing what he did wrong, I could have had a talk with him and told him look, I know you like to play guns, but you can't do it in school," said Amy Sims.

David spent two hours and eleven minutes at the Juvenile Detention Center. Montgomery County Attorney J.D. Lambright says given his age and disability it's likely criminal charges can be avoided.

"We want to get them turned around and on the right path," said Lambright.

Lambright says the imaginary rifle fire from David Simms was reportedly preceded by a verbal threat and had happened in class before. He called the incident at Bozman just the latest in a slew of troubling outbursts from students in schools across his jurisdiction.

"Right after the Florida incident we were getting two a day, three a day and it wasn't isolated to any particular school. We have six school districts in Montgomery County and they were coming in across the County," said Lambright.

Conroe ISD would not comment on the specifics of David's arrest, but did say in a statement to FOX 26, "Situations involving students with special needs are responded to with consideration for each unique need."

For her part, Amy Sims believes her son is certainly getting special treatment -- the discriminatory kind.

"Because he's disabled, they automatically think he's got something mental, so he might go shoot up a school," said Amy Sims.

The Sim's family tells FOX 26 Conroe ISD has informed them David must attend an alternative disciplinary school for the remainder of the Spring semester.

Well - they sure showed him who was boss.

The kid is autistic - and the school system is talking about getting him "turned around"? No doubt the kid probably needs special assistance and the current school system may not be the best option - but handcuffs?

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Montgomery County Attorney J.D. Lambright says given his age and disability it's likely criminal charges can be avoided.

Inappropriate? Yes.

Arrestable offense? No.

Criminal threat??? Fuck no.

Diagnosis of problem: Our education system is staffed, managed, directed, lead and policed by the mentally inert.

This is the most stupid thing I’ve seen today. But the day is young.

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" - R.W. Emerson

Montgomery County Attorney J.D. Lambright says given his age and disability it's likely criminal charges can be avoided.
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Hopefully a lawsuit won't be.
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"We want to get them turned around and on the right path," said Lambright.
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How dare that SOB. I am a peaceful person, but I hate, HATE bullies. If I were in his proximity right now I would want to snap something on this ogre's body.

I have a nephew that is autistic. He is a kind and peaceful soul. He would have no clue what was happening to him if someone were to slap handcuffs on him, or any understanding of what was going on.


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Originally posted by parabellum:
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" - R.W. Emerson

Exactly. This "one size fits all", "zero tolerance" craziness currently in vogue within our educational systems is stultifying.

Montgomery County Attorney
JD Lambright
Montgomery County Attorney's Office
501 North Thompson Suite 300 Conroe, Texas 77301
936.539.7828
jd.lambright@mctx.org

I will be writing this person some time today, after I cool off. I am not sure what I will say yet, but I will probably suggest that he, and everyone person involved in this physical and emotional abuse of a minor do a minimum of 20 hours community service working with autistic children.



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That’s the school the neighborhood kids attend. My wife retired from CISD and over the years, I’ve heard several stories of such wingnuttyness. Teachers shouls have a 6th sense - common sense.

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Originally posted by arfmel:
This is the most stupid thing I’ve seen today. But the day is young.

Seems to me if the kid had done something really wrong, they would have not reported it, as it would make the school look bad.