5-year-old autistic boy's tantrum at school gets 3 generations in scrap with NYPD

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UNBELIEVABLE! This is so out of control!

Kindergarten cops! Say 5-year-old autistic boy's tantrum at school gets 3 generations in scrap with NYPD

Mom and grandma get cuffed and great-grandma suffers broken rib in battle with police in Brooklyn, lawyer says

By Monahan / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Published: Tuesday, April 17, 2012

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/kindergarten-cops-5-year-old-autistic-boy-tantrum-school-3-generations-scrap-nypd-article-1.1062717

A Brooklyn school’s botched handling of a 5-year-old autistic student’s tantrum ended disastrously — with his mom and grandma in handcuffs and his great-grandmother’s rib broken, the family and their lawyers charge.

Cops hauled the kindergartner out of Public School 197 in Brighton Beach, handcuffed his kin when they tried to comfort the boy, and pushed his 80-year-old great-grandmother out of the ambulance transporting him to the psych ward, they say.

“I was hysterical beyond belief, but I never expressed it because I wanted to help,†said mom Ida Rozenberg, 27, who was handcuffed before she was finally permitted to climb in the ambulance to comfort her son.

“He was crying and screaming,†she added. “They strapped him to that stretcher. He started, ‘What am I doing here? — in Russian. ‘Why am I here? What did I do?’ â€

On Tuesday, the family expects to officially notify the city of plans to sue over the March 6 incident. And officials confirm that the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board is investigating.

Police deny handcuffing or manhandling the family.

“No one was touched,†a police spokeswoman said, noting officers were called to the school because the boy was out of control.

The attorneys for the family, who asked to identify the boy as G.R., argue the police should never have been called.

“The school should not have let the police come in and put their hands on G.R.,†said lawyer Rothman, who along with Meyerson and Anton Papakhin represents the family.

“They should have been able to handle this temper tantrum from a 5-year-old.â€

In December, family members were called to the school when G.R. became upset, but they were allowed to comfort the boy and take him home.

They were treated very differently on March 6. Grandmother Lirtsman, 50, was the first family member to arrive and was physically blocked from seeing her grandson, she said.

A police officer dragged her down the school stairs faster than she could walk, she said, and at one point she fell. Cops handcuffed her twice, Rothman said.

“I was treated like garbage, like I’m a second-hand citizen,†said Lirtsman, who immigrated to the U.S. 35 years ago. “In Russia, I would expect something like that, but in America it was the first time.â€

Cops also handcuffed the mother and then pushed the great-grandmother to the ground when she tried to get in the ambulance with the distraught boy.

The ambulance driver ultimately stepped in to make sure the police released Rozenberg from handcuffs.

G.R. was given a clean bill of mental health and released from Coney Island Hospital, his family and attorneys say.

Later that evening, great-grandmother Lana Lirtsman returned to the hospital, fearing she was having a heart attack. Instead she learned that her rib had been broken, the family said.

“I couldn’t understand what was wrong with me,†she said.

Department of Education officials declined to comment on the specific incident, citing privacy rules.

“The school has assigned a [a teacher’s aide\] for the child and has been working with the family to meet the needs of the student,†said Department of Education spokeswoman Marge Feinberg.

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THIS IS BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS!!!where is the training for school staff.. a five year old tantrum is a manifestation of his disability, what is the excuse for the NYPD?!!!

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UNBELIEVABLE! This is so out of control!

Kindergarten cops! Say 5-year-old autistic boy's tantrum at school gets 3 generations in scrap with NYPD

Mom and grandma get cuffed and great-grandma suffers broken rib in battle with police in Brooklyn, lawyer says

By Monahan / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Published: Tuesday, April 17, 2012

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/kindergarten-cops-5-year-old-autistic-boy-tantrum-school-3-generations-scrap-nypd-article-1.1062717

A Brooklyn school’s botched handling of a 5-year-old autistic student’s tantrum ended disastrously — with his mom and grandma in handcuffs and his great-grandmother’s rib broken, the family and their lawyers charge.

Cops hauled the kindergartner out of Public School 197 in Brighton Beach, handcuffed his kin when they tried to comfort the boy, and pushed his 80-year-old great-grandmother out of the ambulance transporting him to the psych ward, they say.

“I was hysterical beyond belief, but I never expressed it because I wanted to help,†said mom Ida Rozenberg, 27, who was handcuffed before she was finally permitted to climb in the ambulance to comfort her son.

“He was crying and screaming,†she added. “They strapped him to that stretcher. He started, ‘What am I doing here? — in Russian. ‘Why am I here? What did I do?’ â€

On Tuesday, the family expects to officially notify the city of plans to sue over the March 6 incident. And officials confirm that the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board is investigating.

Police deny handcuffing or manhandling the family.

“No one was touched,†a police spokeswoman said, noting officers were called to the school because the boy was out of control.

The attorneys for the family, who asked to identify the boy as G.R., argue the police should never have been called.

“The school should not have let the police come in and put their hands on G.R.,†said lawyer Rothman, who along with Meyerson and Anton Papakhin represents the family.

“They should have been able to handle this temper tantrum from a 5-year-old.â€

In December, family members were called to the school when G.R. became upset, but they were allowed to comfort the boy and take him home.

They were treated very differently on March 6. Grandmother Lirtsman, 50, was the first family member to arrive and was physically blocked from seeing her grandson, she said.

A police officer dragged her down the school stairs faster than she could walk, she said, and at one point she fell. Cops handcuffed her twice, Rothman said.

“I was treated like garbage, like I’m a second-hand citizen,†said Lirtsman, who immigrated to the U.S. 35 years ago. “In Russia, I would expect something like that, but in America it was the first time.â€

Cops also handcuffed the mother and then pushed the great-grandmother to the ground when she tried to get in the ambulance with the distraught boy.

The ambulance driver ultimately stepped in to make sure the police released Rozenberg from handcuffs.

G.R. was given a clean bill of mental health and released from Coney Island Hospital, his family and attorneys say.

Later that evening, great-grandmother Lana Lirtsman returned to the hospital, fearing she was having a heart attack. Instead she learned that her rib had been broken, the family said.

“I couldn’t understand what was wrong with me,†she said.

Department of Education officials declined to comment on the specific incident, citing privacy rules.

“The school has assigned a [a teacher’s aide\] for the child and has been working with the family to meet the needs of the student,†said Department of Education spokeswoman Marge Feinberg.

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>Kindergarten cops! Say

5-year-old autistic boy's tantrum at school gets 3 generations in scrap with

NYPD

>Mom and grandma get

cuffed and great-grandma suffers broken rib in battle with police in Brooklyn,

lawyer says

>By Monahan / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

>Published: Tuesday, April 17, 2012

>http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/kindergarten-cops-5-year-old-autis\

tic-boy-tantrum-school-3-generations-scrap-nypd-article-1.1062717

>A Brooklyn school's botched handling of a 5-year-old autistic student's

tantrum ended disastrously - with his mom and grandma in handcuffs and his

great-grandmother's rib broken, the family and their lawyers charge.

>Cops hauled the kindergartner out of Public School 197 in Brighton Beach,

handcuffed his kin when they tried to comfort the boy, and pushed his

80-year-old great-grandmother out of the ambulance transporting him to the

psych

ward, they say.

> " I was hysterical beyond belief, but I never expressed it because I wanted to

help, " said mom Ida

Rozenberg, 27, who was handcuffed before she was finally permitted to

climb in the ambulance to comfort her son.

> " He was crying and screaming, " she added. " They strapped him to that

stretcher. He started, 'What am I doing here? - in Russian. 'Why am I here?

What

did I do?' "

>On Tuesday, the family expects to officially notify the city of plans to sue

over the March 6 incident. And officials confirm that the city's Civilian

Complaint Review Board is investigating.

>Police deny handcuffing or manhandling the family.

> " No one was touched, " a police spokeswoman said, noting officers were called

to the school because the boy was out of control.

>The attorneys for the family, who asked to identify the boy as G.R., argue

the police should never have been called.

> " The school should not have let the police come in and put their hands on

G.R., " said lawyer Rothman, who along with Meyerson and Anton

Papakhin represents the family.

> " They should have been able to handle this temper tantrum from a

5-year-old. "

>In December, family members were called to the school when G.R. became upset,

but they were allowed to comfort the boy and take him home.

>They were treated very differently on March 6. Grandmother Lirtsman, 50,

was the first family

member to arrive and was physically blocked from seeing her grandson, she

said.

>A police officer dragged her down the school stairs faster than she could

walk, she said, and at one point she fell. Cops handcuffed her twice, Rothman

said.

> " I was treated like garbage, like I'm a second-hand citizen, " said Lirtsman,

who immigrated to the U.S. 35 years ago. " In Russia

>, I would expect

something like that, but in America it was the first time. "

>Cops also handcuffed the mother and then pushed the great-grandmother to the

ground when she tried to get in the ambulance with the distraught boy.

>The ambulance driver ultimately stepped in to make sure the police released

Rozenberg from handcuffs.

>G.R. was given a clean bill of mental health and released from Coney Island

Hospital, his family and attorneys say.

>Later that evening, great-grandmother Lana Lirtsmanreturned to the

hospital, fearing she was having a heart attack. Instead she learned that her

rib had been broken, the family said.

> " I couldn't understand what was wrong with me, " she said.

>Department of Education officials declined to comment on the specific

incident, citing privacy rules.

> " The school has assigned a [a teacher's aide\] for the child and has been

working with the family to meet the needs of the student, " said Department of

Education spokeswoman Marge Feinberg.

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