Phoenix cops handcuff a dangerous 8 year old and force her to take drugs and attend class. Really Im not making this up!!!! The article doesn't say if the cops had to taser the dangerous 3rd grader. Original Article Parents question restraint of girl, 8 Josh Kelley and Judi Villa The Arizona Republic Nov. 19, 2005 12:00 AM She threw a temper tantrum. She ran into the street and was almost hit by a car. And she later reportedly kicked another student during an emotional outburst. Authorities say that it was an 8-year-old girl's out-of-control behavior that led a Phoenix police officer and school staff members to handcuff her, restrain her feet and force her to take prescribed medication - all in front of a classroom full of third-graders. That's the scenario parents and police painted Friday night at Lakeview Elementary, where Washington Elementary School District administrators held a meeting to address the concerns of about 100 parents, many of whom were enraged. Early Tuesday, the girl's mother called police, saying she could not control her child. Phoenix police Officer William Buividas, 22, responded and handcuffed the girl with permission from her mother, police spokeswoman Sgt. Lauri Williams said. Then the mother, escorted by Buividas, took her child to school near Peoria and 30th avenues in Phoenix, where students in the girl's third-grade class witnessed the handcuffing. "She was handcuffed, and she was screaming," said Cole Buxbaum, 8, a third-grade classmate. The children were later told by school staff members not to tell their parents, according to parents and their children. Williams said Buividas, who has been an officer for more than a year, felt his actions were necessary to help the child and keep her from hurting herself. The Police Department is looking at whether he used excessive force. "He was trying to act in the best interest of the child, to try to protect the child. I think we can all listen to this and know that doesn't sound like the right thing to do. It seems like poor judgment," Williams said. "That's something that we need to look into. But this is a very unique situation. We need to make sure we've got all the facts." School's Principal Cherri Rifenburg and a school psychologist, Burke Bretzing, helped Buividas restrain the girl in her classroom. They have been placed on paid administrative leave. School officials acknowledged that Rifenburg and Bretzing forced the girl to take prescribed medication. Phoenix police Cmdr. Tracy Montgomery told parents at Friday's meeting that police are "very concerned" but added that Buividas was trying to keep the child safe. "We don't have a policy suggesting that or prohibiting that we handcuff children," Montgomery said. "We ask our officers to use common sense and . . . ensure first and foremost the safety of a child." Bewildered parents questioned why the girl was allowed to come to school and then remain in a classroom where children were trying to learn. "I wouldn't send her to school," said Jamie Bruntz, whose daughter attends Lakeview. "I definitely wouldn't have a cop bring her to school." Cole's mother, Danielle, lashed out at the school administrators: "He was told not to tell anybody. Why was that? Why was my child told not to tell anybody?" The school district's legal counsel, Rex Shumway, listened to parents' questions but offered few answers. He said the district is investigating the incident.