Special Needs Children Arrested for School Behavior Problems
It is no secret that children with special needs are much more likely to be arrested for school behavior problems. Some studies suggest that as many as 75% of the children in detention centers throughout South Carolina are special needs children.
Unfortunately, this is nothing new. For decades schools who have been unable to deal with children with disabilities have found ways to send those children to court. South Carolina's Disturbing Schools statute makes it particularly easy. Underfunded and under-staffed, schools in this state conveniently discover opportunities to have disabled children arrested or referred to the juvenile justice system and family court.
Ironically, family court can prove to be a vehicle through which much needed services can be provided to the child at the school district's expense. The following article by Peter Wright explains how.
