A school district and local prosecutors in Texas are refusing to drop charges against an 11-year-old who was held in solitary confinement.

A school district and local prosecutors in Texas are refusing to drop charges against an 11-year-old who was held in solitary confinement.

Officers detained the boy and placed him in solitary confinement for three days at the Darrell B. Hester Juvenile Detention Center. Cameron County prosecutors argued for charges of “terroristic threat.”

Despite being accused of ignoring Texas laws which require parental involvement before such interventions, Cameron County District Attorney Rene Garza told a hearing Wednesday that his office was gathering further evidence against Murray, rather than deciding to drop the charges.

Cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9591073

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
    741·
    11 months ago

    Put an 11 year old child in solitary confinement because he lost his father and apparently annoyed the principal with requests for counseling?

    This sounds so much like a “must be the US” story