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School officials criticized after 7-year-old handcuffed

| March 9, 2020 10:05 AM

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A school security officer handcuffed a 7-year-old Florida boy with special needs who acted out in class and had him taken to a mental health facility, a decision the boy's mother is criticizing and school officials are defending.

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