Listen as a Palm Beach County School District police officer speaks with administrators and teachers at North Grade Elementary in Lake Worth about Baker Acting a 7-year-old girl who has been kicking and has barricaded herself behind chairs. For a mental health evaluation, she could be handcuffed, put into a police car and taken to a place for an involuntary assessment that could last up to 72 hours without the presence of her parents.

<p>Listen as a Palm Beach County School District police officer speaks with administrators and teachers at North Grade Elementary in Lake Worth about Baker Acting a 7-year-old girl who has been kicking and has barricaded herself behind chairs. For a mental health evaluation, she could be handcuffed, put into a police car and taken to a place for an involuntary assessment that could last up to 72 hours without the presence of her parents.</p>

News and interviews from The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Florida.

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