Police Industrial Complex Infiltrating Schools - 13-Year-Old Arrested, Cuffed For Being in Wrong Class

You're Under Arrest! (Photo by Jon Sears)

The middle schooler was handcuffed with zip ties so tight they turned his fingers blue, and he was charged him with a crime: Interference with Members of Staff, Public Officials or the General Public.


ALBUQUERQUE (Courthouse News)
Albuquerque police handcuffed a middle schooler and took him to juvenile jail because he went to the wrong class, though a teacher told the cop the kid had severe ADHD and forgetfulness was part of his disability, the boy - now a man - claims in court.

     Paul Castaneda sued Albuquerque; Officer D. Hensley, who allegedly arrested him; Sgt. Donny Keith and former Police Chief Ray Schultz, in Bernalillo County Court.

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     Castaneda, then 13, claims Officer Hensley, the school resource officer, arrested him on Dec. 12, 2008 in Grant Middle School in Albuquerque.

     Castaneda says he had severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and the school knew it. He says he was scheduled for in-school suspension that day but forgot it, or had not been told about it, so he went to his regular class.

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