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Irregular News for 06.26.06
Brooklyn, NY -- Jonathan Modesto holds a petition his mom, Rosemary Galarza, (r.) started against principal. Six-year-old Jonathan Modesto may not be an angel - but he's no criminal either.
Yet when little Jonathan acted up in class last week, Brooklyn school officials called the cops.
"How can you call the cops on a 6-year-old?" said Rosemary Galarza, the boy's mother. "There was no reason for that," she said, adding Jonathan - who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - is having nightmares about the incident.
"He thinks he's going to jail every time he sees a cop," Galarza said.
The incident at Public School 217 in Ditmas Park took place last Wednesday, when Jonathan threw a tantrum in his kindergarten classroom, allegedly kicking a paraprofessional and an assistant vice principal.
The school principal, Franca Conti, allegedly told a school security guard to either watch Jonathan all day or call police.
Margie Feinberg, an Education Department spokeswoman, confirmed that police were called, adding that "the school is investigating the incident and the region is planning to meet with the parent."
Several PS 217 parents made similar accusations against Conti and her staff.
Viola Brown said school officials called the cops on her 8-year-old grandson, Kadeen Dryden, for throwing a tantrum and slamming a classroom door. Kadeen, who also has ADHD, was taken to a hospital for an evaluation.
"It was ridiculous what they did," Brown said. "We took him out of the school. And I want my other three grandchildren out of here too."
School sources confirmed at least one more incident this school year when police were called, responding to a 5-year-old boy who was nipping at teachers' ankles. He was taken away in a stretcher, the sources said.
Galarza wants the principal ousted. She started a petition that has more than 200 parent signatures, and is also planning a protest outside the school.
"We need to remove the principal and get someone in there who truly cares for the kids and their education," Galarza said.
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Brooklyn, NY -- Jonathan Modesto holds a petition his mom, Rosemary Galarza, (r.) started against principal. Six-year-old Jonathan Modesto may not be an angel - but he's no criminal either.
Yet when little Jonathan acted up in class last week, Brooklyn school officials called the cops.
"How can you call the cops on a 6-year-old?" said Rosemary Galarza, the boy's mother. "There was no reason for that," she said, adding Jonathan - who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - is having nightmares about the incident.
"He thinks he's going to jail every time he sees a cop," Galarza said.
The incident at Public School 217 in Ditmas Park took place last Wednesday, when Jonathan threw a tantrum in his kindergarten classroom, allegedly kicking a paraprofessional and an assistant vice principal.
The school principal, Franca Conti, allegedly told a school security guard to either watch Jonathan all day or call police.
Margie Feinberg, an Education Department spokeswoman, confirmed that police were called, adding that "the school is investigating the incident and the region is planning to meet with the parent."
Several PS 217 parents made similar accusations against Conti and her staff.
Viola Brown said school officials called the cops on her 8-year-old grandson, Kadeen Dryden, for throwing a tantrum and slamming a classroom door. Kadeen, who also has ADHD, was taken to a hospital for an evaluation.
"It was ridiculous what they did," Brown said. "We took him out of the school. And I want my other three grandchildren out of here too."
School sources confirmed at least one more incident this school year when police were called, responding to a 5-year-old boy who was nipping at teachers' ankles. He was taken away in a stretcher, the sources said.
Galarza wants the principal ousted. She started a petition that has more than 200 parent signatures, and is also planning a protest outside the school.
"We need to remove the principal and get someone in there who truly cares for the kids and their education," Galarza said.
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