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Florida lawmakers rally behind 6-year-old arrested at school

by Associated Press
| March 4, 2020 12:05 PM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers rallied behind a 6-year-old girl who was zip-tied at school and arrested last fall, when the state House on Wednesday unanimously passed a measure requiring law enforcement authorities to put procedures in place for arresting children under age 10.

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