A Pennsylvania mother accused her daughter’s school of mishandling an incident when the child pointed her finger at a teacher and pretended to shoot them last November.
According to the Daily Mail, Maggie Gaines said the administration at Valley Forge Elementary School poorly responded to a situation regarding her daughter and a teacher last year. She said her daughter pointed her finger at a teacher and said “I’ll shoot you” and was taken to the principal’s office. However, officials told Gaines that they were required by the district to file a police report due to the nature of the incident.
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‘I was fine with everything up until calling the police. You absolutely do not have to call the police. You know, this is ridiculous.’
She added that her daughter was unaware of her actions and felt that the school could have found an alternative solution:
‘She really didn’t understand what she was saying, and having Down syndrome is one aspect, but I’m sure all six-year-olds don’t really know what that means. Now, there is a record at the police that says she made a threat to her teacher.’
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Gaines has filed an appeal against the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District to have the policy removed. The district says they are currently reviewing their policy based on the appeal.
‘When developing the current practice, the district worked collaboratively with parents, law enforcement and private safety/mental health agencies and legal consultants to ensure our safety measures reflected considerable input from both our local community and experts in the field of school safety,’
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