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When administrators demand criminalization of normal childhood behavior

I teach kindergarten and my principal told me to call the police on a 5-year-old who was throwing blocks because she was 'destroying school property.'

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An educator faces institutional pressure to treat developmental behavior as criminal conduct, forcing them to choose between compliance and child advocacy.

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“Where Are You with Children's rights?”

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