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By TDDance234
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,241579,00.html

12-Year-Old Special Education Student Charged With Disorderly Conduct for Wetting Pants
Thursday, January 04, 2007
AP

DANVILLE, Pa. — A 12-year-old special education student was charged with disorderly conduct after authorities said she deliberately wet her pants at school.

Her mother told the Press Enterprise of Bloomsburg that the girl urinated only because she was frightened by the principal.

The girl, whose name was withheld by the newspaper, had worked with her classmates and teachers preparing a holiday lunch at Danville Middle School on Dec. 20. They ate in the library and the girl was told to go to the kitchen to wash some pots and pans, her mother said.

After she refused to leave the library, teachers summoned principal Kevin Duckwork, who confronted the girl. She then wet her pants.

Her mother said the girl is terrified by Duckwork and has wet herself during previous confrontations with him. She said her daughter has had disciplinary problems at the school but has never become violent.

Police Chief Eric Gill said school officials were at "wit's end" with the girl, and that they believe her actions were deliberate.

School Superintendent Steve Keifer would not discuss the confrontation, but said that as a general rule the police are called only after "all other alternatives are exhausted."

Police told the girl's parents they could probably avoid a fine if they agree to have the girl do community service.
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By El Scorcho
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You'd think most 12-year-olds could probably be charged with disorderly conduct at some point. It sounds to me like, frustrated or not, the school administration needs to grow up a little.
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By PAmedic
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And the parents need to get her outta that situation.

no way that can be a good learning environment, no matter how this is resolved.
By Libertine
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Anyone know if this is a Title 9 school? If so, I can understand the admins getting frustrated but this is what they signed up for. Can we just stop charging children with crimes for a while? At least, until they actually commit one?
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By PAmedic
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#50469
dead on, LIB

as a parent of a child with some issues, I may be a wee oversensative here- but these kids are tough to handle, and many educators REFUSE to listen to or work with parents in these situations.

something stupid like the above actions serve only to scar these kids more. :evil:
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