Aaliyya Swaby
Appearances
Apple News Today
He brought a stuffed animal to school. Then he was handcuffed.
He told his teacher that the backpack that he brought the stuffed animal in would blow up if anyone touched it. And then when the teacher called the police and the police checked the backpack, it turned out they just found the stuffed animal. And they arrested him and took him away in handcuffs.
Apple News Today
He brought a stuffed animal to school. Then he was handcuffed.
Ty's lawyer said that the police didn't even check that before they arrested him. And so it sort of shows the flaw in the law where... Even though it does have a carve out to some degree for some kids with a certain kind of disability, it's not clear in the law how police are supposed to figure that out and determine that before they make an arrest.
Apple News Today
He brought a stuffed animal to school. Then he was handcuffed.
He still doesn't understand the reason why he was arrested and what happened to him. And he's really traumatized by what happened. His mom says whenever they go by the school, he asks her if he's going to get arrested again.