A 10-year-old Black girl was arrested at school in Hawaii after drawing a picture of her bully, ACLU

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A Black 10-year-old girl was arrested at school in Oahu, Hawaii, last year after making a sketch of another student that reportedly made a parent "very upset."

The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii is taking action, calling on officials to make changes and compensate the child and her mother $500,000 damages, according to a letter sent by the organization on Monday, both Hawaii News Now and The Associated Press reported.

The letter was sent to the Honolulu Police Department and the state Department of Education with demands including prohibiting school staff from calling the police unless in a case where there is "imminent threat of significant harm" against another individual, according to reports.

The letter said the Honowai Elementary School student, who has ADHD and is referred to as "N.B." in the document, made the drawing in January 2020 after getting bullied by a student, Hawaii News Now reported.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/10-old-black-girl-arrested-001413753.html

[Silent3]

1. Racism, and/or some sort of stupid "zero tolerance" policy kicking in to an absurd level?

If it isn't simply racism, I wonder if the little girl depicted something violent or deadly happening to the person who bullied her, and then the school and the police reacted as if she might as well be toting a grenade launcher?

[Celerity]

2. the girl was handcuffed in front of her classmates, taken into custody, and interrogated by law

enforcement without her mother present

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. That right there

is straight up illegal. You aren't supposed to interrogate a minor without a parent or lawyer present. Period.

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. 'Merica