FARMINGTON – A disruptive student at Mt. Blue Middle School this morning resulted in Farmington Police Department personnel responding and teachers briefly locking their classroom doors.
According to Superintendent Thomas Ward, classroom doors were locked by teachers for a few minutes while staff and police dealt with a disruptive student that refused to calm down. The steps were taken as a precautionary measure, Ward said, and to avoid further disruption to the other students due to noise.
The disruptive student was eventually removed from the school by Farmington Police Chief Jack Peck and another officer. The student’s parents were present during the incident.
According to Peck, the student was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital for an evaluation. The student has been charged with criminal trespass, stemming from “refusing a lawful order to leave the school.”
The case will be handled by juvenile intake, Peck added.
There is your problem with public education. Thirty years ago that student would have been disciplined in a manner where he would have sat quietly in class.
Seriously, we need to go to the lengths of charging this poor child who obviously has something deeper going on it his/her life? Disgusting…. why are we not searching for the root cause and begin with a plan of action to help this child. ……
Glad the parents were there with their child so they could witness this first hand and not have it come across as hearsay. It must have been difficult for them to see but they were there to support their child immediately.
Good job to the school/teachers and our local officers. We are a very lucky community to served by a great PD SD and school system.
Did this incident really need the chief of police to appear on the scene? Probably not. But what I walk away from this is that Chief Peck is a stand up guy and a hands on leader that we all can be proud of. Now let’s give that kid and his family all the room it needs to work this out. And, before I forget it, thanks to the Farmington PD for their work.
Ok you morning after quarterbacks. We do not know the circumstances that led up to this situation. This child may have been in trouble before. More than likely the parents were called before the police were called. If the child was taken to the hospital for an evaluation, then there is something more going on than a temper tantrum. So let the proper agencies do their jobs, you don’t have a clue what it is like to walk in their shoes!
Why did this need to make the news? This teen has had alot to deal with and really doesnt need to have it all over the news. She did not harm any students or teachers. There is already enough gossip going on about this on social media.
My heart goes out to the child and her family. I hope you all get the support you need to help you through this and through all that (un-named child) has been going through.
Kylie..I agree with you! Perhaps we should consider the fact that this school..this very grade experienced the death of one of their students from suicide just a few months ago. It can take months to years for the pain of such a loss to manifest itself…and not always as sadness but often as aggression and acting out. What we need is more compassion for each other…not less.
what are you all complaining about,if the student hurt some one , or himself what would you be saying? I work in your schools and there are students that could crush some one
This wouldn’t have been allowed to happen, thirty years ago.
I would bet Cheif Peck was there because his officers were busy else where. That’s just the type of leader he is. I wish the school would have notified parents of this incident prior to reading it on the Bulldog. They have the efficient way to spread no school memos, I think this would have been a great use for this system.
Those that are saying “this wouldn’t have happened 30 years ago” better check their facts: Maine outlawed corporal punishment in 1975,which is 40 years ago. Then they can check their common sense that says beating a kid would help.
This boy OBVIOUSLY needs professional mental health care, and I sincerely hope that he (and the family) gets the assistance they need.
“Check Your…..”
My comment about 30 years ago was merely a reference to a time when parents and teachers were ALLOWED to use necessary disciplinary action on the spot, until a political entity began to impose it’s wishes on everyone’s life.
Observer –
What “necessary disciplinary action” are you talking about? Please give a few examples.
Thanks
I know this student personally, and i know this family. None of you responding have any idea what happened that day, what led up to that day, and what tyook place before or after. None of you know The childs situation, their mental state of mind, or their personal traumas. To those praying for the proper help for HER thank you. To those thinking they can do better, step up.
A slap on the knuckles (Mrs. Kennedy) or a good shaking (Mrs. Sanborn) like I received back in grade school would be a good start at returning discipline to today’s schools.
Laura…Observer means “beat your kids”,because teaching them to fear people,instead of controlling their behavior,is the way to go.
The time to help a child with his/her life is before an eruption like this occurs. By the time Chief Peck is needed, saving people from harm is the primary concern. How many of us are willing to consider the idea that every Ned a child has is not necessarily the school’s responsibility? We really need to determine what a school actually is, hold the school accountable for that, and find other agencies to handle other needs. It’s easy to say what to do when you aren’t faced with a person who has gone berserk.
Need…. Sorry. iPad writes what it wants, sometimes.
Observer: Please remember, WE are the political entity. We the people are the ones that elect our leaders, who then go on to do the best they can.
If you do not like the leaders we have, step in as a worthy leader, or support ones that you think are worthy, and make it happen…..
Regardless…mentor a child, help a parent, demonstrate by doing.
@Tom Knight. For the first itme ever I am in complete agreement with you. It should not be the school’s responsibility to deal with this. It is a matter for the child’s family to deal with, and it sounds like they are trying.
Good luck to them.
What if the kid had gone Sandyhook and hurt a bunch of kids, would people still be saying the police should not have been called. Funny thing is that no matter what happens or how a situation is handled somebody will always have a problem with it. There is a word for them it’s called “Troll.” But from the lack of details it sounds like the school and the police handled the problem very well and brought it to a peaceful end. The other two ways it could have ended are both sad and tragic. Good job to all.
Hey… I was actually there when all this happened and I was with HER threw things that happened before during and after. I know more of the story then any of you so unless you have the right information stay out of it… and STOP looking for drama, This kid does not need a slap on the wrist or a beating she needs support and help, This is whats wrong with the world you people think everything can be solved from just slapping a child but really? what is that teaching them? Slapping them and saying don’t do it again is just going to teach them to be violent and to fight with more then words. You people need to stop jumping to conclusions. You don’t know what was going threw her mind at the time. I was there and i witnessed what actually happened and all her emotions. She was telling me everything even her thoughts! So think before you speak… Thank you tootles!