"I read the article (April 17) about the kindergartener from Atlanta who had been handcuffed for disruptive behavior. I also read that, in Texas, non traffic tickets are issued to juveniles for bad behavior in schools.
The purpose of school is to educate our students and not to manage misbehavior. It's the parents' responsibility to manage the behavior of their own children.
Perhaps if we adopted the methods used in Texas and fined the parents for their children's bad behavior, we might see better behaved children in our schools."
Carla Strickland,
Mayor, Pleasant Garden, NC
News & Record: 4-25-2012
