Parents, Students Say 3rd Grader Terrorizing East Bay Elementary School
Da Lin, CBS San Francisco, October 7, 2015
Some parents at an elementary school in the Contra Costa County have stopped sending their kids to class because they say the school has become dangerous because of a third grader.
Students and parents at Mount Diablo Elementary School in Clayton say one child is terrorizing the entire school.
“He punched someone in the stomach, and then he ran into the bathroom and locked the door. And then he threw the trash can at the bathroom door,” student Chantelle Crankson said.
Chantelle says the boy even threw rocks, and other things at students and teachers.
“It makes me really scared because sometimes he runs around the whole school, and if he sees you looking at him, he’ll run up and scream in your face,” Chantelle said.
Parents say the disruptive and violent behavior has forced the principal to lock down all classrooms on campus a few times, most recently on Monday.
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Parent Tara Lesage pulled Lily out of school the last two days; about 30 other parents have done the same.
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The parents say that if the district can help calm the boy down, it will fix the problem for everyone. The district declined to comment on the situation, saying they are addressing the parents’ concerns.
