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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Schools Suspension at Age 4 or 5: Is That Too Young?
Each year, hundreds of children between the ages of 4 and 5 are suspended from Maryland schools, but is that too young? WBAL-TV 11 News I-Team reporter David Collins talked with experts to expose the growing social and academic problem.
Makhi, 5, is a big brother and attends kindergarten at Cross Country Elementary School, according to his mother, Michelle McKnight.
She told the 11 News I-Team she's upset because the 5-year-old has been suspended 12 times since the start of the school year. McKnight said specialists diagnosed him with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and disruptive behavior disorder.
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During the process of controlling a child such as the one mentioned that child can easily be injured.The same parent who thought it unreasonable that a 5 year old was suspended would be raising hell if the same child was never suspended but came home black and blue.Certain behavioral issues displayed by children place a school in a serious liability situation.They have no choice but to suspend them.
Then where would you suggest that children with mental health and related behavioral issues get an education. That by law they are allowed to get in public school
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