12-year-old girl placed in handcuffs after doodling on school desk in New York City

Feb. 5, 2010
Junior high student was removed from class and detained at police station
From The New York Daily News: A 12-year-old girl was hauled out of her New York City junior high school in handcuffs for doodling her name on her desk in erasable marker. Alexa Gonzalez was scribbling a few words on her desk while waiting for her Spanish teacher to pass out homework at Junior High School 190 in Queens. But instead of simply cleaning off the doodles after class, Alexa landed in some adult-sized trouble for using her lime-green magic marker. She was led out of school in cuffs and walked to the police station across the street, where she was detained for several hours. The school system says it is investigating the incident.

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