Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn talked about Senate Bill 207 yesterday, the new legislation introduced by Senator Margaret Rose Henry on Thursday. The bill’s purpose is to change the rules about fighting in schools so the police aren’t automatically called. Meanwhile, downstate, a 13 year old African-American teenager was arrested for a fight at school.
The father alleges the police handcuffed him, arrested him, and took him to the local hospital. He was put in a closed room for six hours and his mother was not allowed to see him. As well, the father claims blood was drawn from his son without consent.
For purposes of this article, I am not revealing the names of the child or his family. But I will say many are up in arms over this matter and I can’t really blame them. In my opinion, the way this was handled was absolutely over the top and absurd. The last thing we need is more action by the police that is viewed as excessive. I’m sure this will come out with more detail by the major media over the next few days.
In the meantime, check out Senate Bill 207. Had this legislation come out earlier, yesterday’s events may not have happened. My sympathies to this family for going through this ordeal.
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