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Parents Sue School District and Police After 10-Year-Old With ADHD Put in Chokehold, Arrested

May 28, 2022 by Juan Ignacio Comments are Disabled

Parents of a young boy with ADHD filed a lawsuit against their son’s school district after the child was placed in a chokehold and arrested following an outburst. Ashley Hutchinson-Harper and Terry Harper, the boy’s parents, filed the lawsuit May 9. It comes one year after the child, identified only […]

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Louisiana Parents File Lawsuit Against Jefferson Parish School District and Police After Their 10-Year-Old Son with ADHD Was Held In Chokehold and Jailed Following Outburst

May 19, 2022 by Juan Ignacio Comments are Disabled

The parents of a differently-abled 10-year-old filed a legal claim after a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s deputy choked their son, who was acting out as a result of a crisis caused by his diagnosed mental health disorder. The Louisiana elementary student believed he was going to […]

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Parents Sue School District and Police After 10-Year-Old With ADHD Put in Chokehold, Arrested

Louisiana Parents File Lawsuit Against Jefferson Parish School District and Police After Their 10-Year-Old Son with ADHD Was Held In Chokehold and Jailed Following Outburst