Florida student age 11 is arrested after 'refusing to recite the "racist" Pledge of Allegiance

[DoD1776]

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• Arrested by the school resource officer and taken to a juvenile detention center
• He said 'the flag and national anthem were offensive to black people'
• Substitute teacher filed a report saying she asked him 'why if it was so bad here he did not go to another place to live' before calling the office to deal with him
• The boy, who doesn't normally stand, was charged with disrupting a school function and resisting arrest without violence
• His mom said any disciplinary action should have been 'handled differently'
• Students do not have to participate but the substitute teacher 'wasn't aware'

A Florida student aged just 11 has been arrested after refusing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, calling it racist to black people and then allegedly threatening his teacher.

The schoolboy was kicked out of class Lawton Chiles Middle Academy in Lakeland after refusing to stand, Bay News 9 reports.

He was arrested by the school resource officer and taken to a juvenile detention center after allegedly refusing to follow multiple commands.

According to the arrest affidavit he also repeatedly called school leaders racist and threatened to get staff fired.

The report says the boy, who doesn't normally stand for the pledge, said: 'I'm going to beat that teacher. I'm going to get all of you fired.' He denies threatening to beat the teacher.

When he refused, saying the flag and national anthem were offensive to black people, the teacher said she asked: 'Why if it was so bad here he did not go to another place to live.

The boy is said to have replied: 'They brought me here.'

In a statement to the district the teacher said she answered: 'Well you can always go back, because I came here from Cuba and the day I feel I'm not welcome here anymore I would find another place to live.'

'Then I had to call the office because I did not want to continue dealing with him.'

Now his mother, Dhakira Talbot, said any disciplinary action should have been taken by the school, not law enforcement.

She told Bay News 9: 'I'm upset, I'm angry. I'm hurt. More so for my son. My son has never been through anything like this. I feel like this should've been handled differently.

'If any disciplinary action should've been taken, it should've been with the school. He shouldn't have been arrested.

'She was wrong. She was way out of place. If she felt like there was an issue with my son not standing for the flag, she should've resolved that in a way different manner than she did.

'I want the charges dropped and I want the school to be held accountable for what happened because it shouldn't have been handled the way it was handled.'

 

[DoD1776]

Article title is a bit misleading

 

[Acer-m14]

guess they forgot to teach a topic ..

 

[Deplorable Me]

So screw ya. Punishing a kid over an issue like this only validates his values. They should have ignored him and gone on right around him. Now they've watered the seeds of a future zealot. Not fully a parent problem either, kids get this from friends, social media and TV.

They should have ignored the kid and let him sit it out, ignored by his classmates and the instructor. The behavior was not dangerous.

If anything the substitute teacher was underprepared. If anything the education system failed at the teacher's learning level as a direct result of college's being dumbed down and failing to focus on important things.

 

[oc shooter]

not smart imo

 

[DoD1776]

Florida 6th-grader arrested after confrontation over Pledge of Allegiance

So he was a disruptive little shit

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

So screw ya. Punishing a kid over an issue like this only validates his values. They should have ignored him and gone on right around him. Now they've watered the seeds of a future zealot. Not fully a parent problem either, kids get this from friends, social media and TV.

They should have ignored the kid and let him sit it out, ignored by his classmates and the instructor. The behavior was not dangerous.

If anything the substitute teacher was underprepared. If anything the education system failed at the teacher's learning level as a direct result of college's being dumbed down and failing to focus on important things.

Its "ignoring" shit that has gotten this country where it is today. Ignore him and others see its OK to do, then more follow suit. Next thing you know no one is standing and reciting the pledge. Miserable fucks are happy to take advantage of all this country has to offer but not to stand for it. He wasnt arrested for the pledge but for the shit scene he started afterward. I dont have to even know this piss pot to envsision how this went down. And I'm sure his "mom" who I saw interviewed on TV taught him well. Fuck you too piece of shit.

 

[Toecutter]

OK the kid was disruptive, your gonna arrest a small child for acting like a child. I'm sure this is going to help this kid out in life. What happened to calling the kids parests and having him sent home and suspended. The cop who did this is an asshole.

 

[@thewheels]

"In a statement Monday, school district officials said the substitute teacher had not been aware of the policy allowing students to opt out of the pledge.


She was asked to leave the school after the boy’s arrest and she would no longer be allowed to work in any of the district’s schools, officials said."

So the school district fails to inform subs on their policies, subs violate unknown policies and instead of the school district stepping up and taking responsibility for their failure, they fire and ban the sub from working in the district.
Typical democrat blame shift on full display here.

And as for the little shit?
Piss off. You don't get to threaten a sub and school staff without winning a shiny pair of bracelets and a free ride to juvi.

 

[spat]

OK the kid was disruptive, your gonna arrest a small child for acting like a child. I'm sure this is going to help this kid out in life. What happened to calling the kids parests and having him sent home and suspended. The cop who did this is an asshole.

When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

If you ask cops to handle kids discipline, you're going to see kids getting arrested for being kids.

 

[Airborneguy]

You guys have no idea idea how often and ridiculously teachers DEMAND for cops to arrest students.

When I supervise day tour patrol, it happens almost every day. We’re constantly having to explain to teachers either that some act is not a crime or that age negates the ability to arrest for others.

Then you have a kid who does in fact commit an arrestable offense and its always in front of the leftist teachers who don’t want kids arrested for anything at all, ever.

I agree cops don’t belong in schools unless called there. Teachers should be armed and whatever they can handle or whatever school policy says they have to handle should be their purview.

This is a perfect example. Dumbass teacher starts a huge to-do over nonsense, calls cop, cop ends up being the bad guy. I’ve told many a teacher (or other half-assed authority figure) that I’m not accepting their burden for me or my cops. You caused it, you deal with it.

 

[Toecutter]

Anyone who believes in the pledge wouldn't force someone to recite the pledge. Liberty and justice for all.

 

[@thewheels]

Anyone who believes in the pledge wouldn't force someone to recite the pledge. Liberty and justice for all.

The kid wasn't arrested for not saying the pledge.

 

[Toecutter]

The kid wasn't arrested for not saying the pledge.

He was arrested for acting out after being forced to recite the pledge. The teacher created the situation. I don't know if this kid was a troublemaker or what his history is but he is 11 this should be filed under boys will be boys.

 

[@thewheels]

He was arrested for acting out after being forced to recite the pledge. The teacher created the situation. I don't know if this kid was a troublemaker or what his history is but he is 11 this should be filed under boys will be boys.

He wasn't forced to recite anything. The teacher only told him to stand during the pledge. He made a scene, a dean asked him to leave the classroom repeatedly and then he started making threats on his way to the office.
Boys will be boys doesn't excuse making threats.

 

[spat]

He wasn't forced to recite anything. The teacher only told him to stand during the pledge. He made a scene, a dean asked him to leave the classroom repeatedly and then he started making threats on his way to the office.
Boys will be boys doesn't excuse making threats.

The correct response is for the principal to grab him by the ear and drag him to the office. The cops should only be called if an actual crime has been committed.

 

[@thewheels]

The correct response is for the principal to grab him by the ear and drag him to the office. Agree but that's not how it works these days. The principal would be sued and locked away on some trumped up BS charges.
The cops should only be called if an actual crime has been committed. Again, Agree but today's reality of above comment rules this out

 

[Rocpo]

You guys have no idea idea how often and ridiculously teachers DEMAND for cops to arrest students.

When I supervise day tour patrol, it happens almost every day. We’re constantly having to explain to teachers either that some act is not a crime or that age negates the ability to arrest for others.

Then you have a kid who does in fact commit an arrestable offense and its always in front of the leftist teachers who don’t want kids arrested for anything at all, ever.

I agree cops don’t belong in schools unless called there. Teachers should be armed and whatever they can handle or whatever school policy says they have to handle should be their purview.

This is a perfect example. Dumbass teacher starts a huge to-do over nonsense, calls cop, cop ends up being the bad guy. I’ve told many a teacher (or other half-assed authority figure) that I’m not accepting their burden for me or my cops. You caused it, you deal with it.

I'm completely with you except for the bold part. MOST of the teachers I know wouldn't be able to handle a firearm responsibly. Very few exceptions such as .mil vets.

Schools want cops so there's a boogeyman to scare the SKITs into compliance, because they can't be bothered to actually discipline them.

Something tells me that this particular 11 year old will continue to make cops OT long into adulthood. He's already being taught he doesn't have to comply with authority figures, and moms is just excusing his behavior already. "Should have been handled differently" by YOUR OFFSPRING. Wanna pitch a bitch about it later, that's fine. But to argue and then threaten school staff he's out of line and that needs to be corrected, since you don't want to.

OK the kid was disruptive, your gonna arrest a small child for acting like a child. I'm sure this is going to help this kid out in life. What happened to calling the kids parests and having him sent home and suspended. The cop who did this is an asshole.

No, he was "arrested" for making threatening statements. The only asshole here is the breeder who popped him out and hasn't taught him properly and the substitute teacher.

 

[Catskillkid]

When I was growing up we had a Jehovah's Witness in my class who also would not recite the pledge on religious grounds. If I recall when we were really young in the beginning he would remain seated and then as we got a little older (not sure what prompted this) he would stand but remain silent.

I think if you're an American you should have no problem saying the Pledge of Allegiance in school or during certain ceremonies. I also don't think kids should be arrested for not saying it either.

 

[Jmac00]

I don't give a rats ass, if the kids stands or says the pledge. As long as he doesn't make a scene. The teacher should have known to leave the little snowflake alone.

what is NOT allowed, regardless of what the teacher said or demanded is a student threatening the teacher(s) with a beating, that should be immediate dismissal from school. There really was no need for LE to do anything. Just boot the little poop out and send him home for a week

 

[Phauxtoe]

Hey I 100% PRO AMERICA, and i also believe in the BOR.
there is NO COMPELLED SPEACH in America!

Now if you want to step on other peoples rights or make them follow your feelings, you will be CRUSHED!

 

[Deplorable Me]

Its "ignoring" shit that has gotten this country where it is today. Ignore him and others see its OK to do, then more follow suit. Next thing you know no one is standing and reciting the pledge. Miserable fucks are happy to take advantage of all this country has to offer but not to stand for it. He wasnt arrested for the pledge but for the shit scene he started afterward. I dont have to even know this piss pot to envsision how this went down. And I'm sure his "mom" who I saw interviewed on TV taught him well. Fuck you too piece of shit.

Years ago that was my line of thinking. We've had two great dog trainers this past two years and learned a lot of bad behavior in bad dogs is created by punishing bad behavior rather than ignoring it. Isolation is a worse punishment than reinforcing by dressing/yelling at bad behavior. Yep, I just compared these miscreant morons to dogs, except my dog is better behaved. Reward good behavior, re-direct and or ignore bad behavior. Yell at the dog and she'll crap on your carpet..........................

These morons beg for attention, deny them what they seek like they don't exist. (But keep your eye on them.) Never fight them at their level.

 

[Darth]

The kid didn't want to recite the ridiculous pledge, decided not to, so they pulled the regular "we'll FIND something to hit him with" routine, and people here are applauding this?

Wish I could say I'm surprised, but not here.

If you think reciting the pledge, which contains language that could not be further from the truth nowadays, makes you more, "American" than understaning the right to not stand, you are just simply misguided.