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Friday, May 06, 2016

Judge Rejects Wicomico Student’s Excessive Force Claim

SALISBURY — In an interesting debate over excessive force and assault versus effective discipline, a federal judge last week ruled in favor of a Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputy sued by a 10-year-old elementary school student after she was briefly handcuffed following a fight on a school bus.

In January 2015, a 10-year old female East Salisbury Elementary School student assaulted another female student on a Wicomico County school bus over an incident that began when the victim stepped on the student’s foot. According to the evidence, the student first pushed the other girl and then began striking the victim with her hands several times. The incident was captured on the bus’s video surveillance and brought to the attention of the school’s administration.

As a result, each of the students was brought to the principal’s office for a review of the incident and possible discipline. The aggressor, identified in court records only as E.W., was told of the seriousness of the incident and that she was suspended from riding the bus for three days. A female Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputy, acting in her role as the school resource officer, was brought in to explain the seriousness of the attack on the school bus, but E.W. showed no remorse and appeared disinterested in any potential punishment, according to court documents.

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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

lmao, so handcuffed for 2 mins and not allowed to ride the bus for 3 days. wow that'll teach her to change her behavior! good job glad that's taken care of!

Anonymous said...

Bout friggin time!!. Allot of these Kids need to experience handcuff theraphy

Anonymous said...

Guarantee she torments the other girl for the rest of the year. The victim wil be the one who stops riding the bus due to bullying. Mother was just out for some quick cash. What a system.

Anonymous said...

If that was me and my Mama was called, I'd a wished for the handcuffs and to be hailed away from the big time whooping I'd a got from Mama. Wouldn't of been any law suit.

Because this Mama filed a lawsuit explains the cause of this little girl's rotten attitude and behavior.

Anonymous said...

They need a champ out, at Ft. Dix NJ rifle range, for about 6 months.
When they got back, their parents, should be next.
Thanks

Anonymous said...

Thank you for wasting the court's time. And welcome to the real world, where when you assault someone, your expectation should be that someone else will try to stop you, someone will video you for social media, and the public will hold you accountable.
As for wasting the court's time, thanks also go to the parents and attorney who took this case.

Anonymous said...

Little near-person,learn from this experience. Every moment you waste is a hundred moments of your life.

Anonymous said...

More BLM B.S. Bonnie great for you. You have always been a friend to the children and one of the most open hearted people I know. People like this are ruining this country. Keep up the good work. You are a great person. Frankly you should have kicked the mother in the fupa.

Anonymous said...

I agree & these same comments should b the same for the kids who broke the rules at Bennett's prom

Anonymous said...

Little girl should have drew a stick figure hanging, then nothing would be done.

Anonymous said...

There is a difference between seniors (16-20yo depending on the school) at a prom and a 10 year old.