Two years ago in Colorado, an elementary school principal stood behind an 8-year-old boy gripping the boy’s crossed wrists until his body went limp, his eyes fluttered, and he foamed at the mouth.
The school called 911. They also called the boy’s mother. By the time she arrived, her son was regaining consciousness, she said. The 8-year-old was on the floor, being examined by EMTs. She took him home and never brought him back to that elementary school.
The incident, and how it was recorded and reported, were investigated by the Colorado Department of Education following a complaint by the boy’s family.
The findings of that investigation — and the state’s inability to mandate changes — illustrate what some advocates, attorneys and families say are dangerous weaknesses in Colorado law.
“There is no enforcement power,” said Jack Robinson, a Denver lawyer who represented the family of the 8-year-old boy. “There is no teeth in any of this.”
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