A School Accused A Student Of Milk Theft. He Was Innocent But Is Still Going To Court.

A middle school student in Virginia was handcuffed and charged with stealing a 65-cent carton of milk from his school cafeteria, local television station WTVR reported — even though the student, who’s on the school’s free lunch program, wasn’t responsible for paying for it anyway.

The student’s mother told WVTR she’s very frustrated her son was handcuffed. “They are charging him with larceny,” she said. “I don’t have no understanding as to why he is being charged with larceny when he was entitled to that milk from the beginning.”

The student, named Ryan, was also suspended for the incident. Both law enforcement and school officials argue that the issue is about Ryan’s behavior during the accusation that he stole milk. He was entitled to that milk from the beginning.

A school spokesperson told the station that he’s being suspended for “theft, being disrespectful and using his cell phone in school.” His pulling away from the officer and appearing fidgety was also apparently a factor in the school’s judgment that his behavior was disrespectful. Police, meanwhile, say the larceny charge has to do with Ryan “concealing” the milk from others....
http://thinkprogress.org/education/2016/05/24/3781219/student-handcuffed-over-free-milk/