If the adults over-react, what hope is there for the students?
May 29, 2010 by Leslie E. Packer PhD
Filed under Advocacy, Commentary
In yet what appears to be another case of zero tolerance over-reaction or flat out abuse of anti-terrorism statutes, the Ridgeview Charter Middle School in Atlanta not only suspended an autistic 14-year old with an IQ of 75 for a stick figure drawing of him pointing a gun at his teacher, but he has been charged by the police with a “terrorist threat,” which is a felony.
In case you missed the limited news coverage a few weeks ago, here’s a report on the Shane Finn case so that you can get some of the background:
Adam Baldwin provides some details on the relevant laws.




