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
It said he pulled another kid’s hair which is why they charged him with aggrevated assault. That’s really stretching it for a kid his age.
Also it says he said “terroristic threats” while he was locked up. Again - that’s rreeaaalllly stretching it for a kid his age that is in fucking solitary confinement.