‘Traumatic’: Black Boy with Autism Arrested After Saying His School Will ‘Blow Up’ Over Worries the Stuffed Bunny In His Backpack Would Be Confiscated
A new law in Tennessee mandating that police charge both children and adults who make threats of mass violence with felonies, whether the threats are credible or not, has resulted in escalating arrests of young students, some of whom have mental and intellectual disabilities. Among them is “Ty,” a 13-year-old, Black boy with autism who…
