Authorities say a Florida police officer has been fired and is being investigated after arresting two six-year-olds for separate incidents at their schools.
One of the two was handcuffed after throwing a tantrum and kicking a teacher, the girl’s grandmother told US media.
Both children were charged with misdemeanour battery. Little about the other arrest – which was in a separate incident – has been made public.
Neither child has been identified by police, but the grandmother of one of the children said she suffered sleep apnoea which had contributed to her behaviour.
All charges against the children have since been dropped. Prosecutors say they will try to erase the arrests from their records.
The officer, Dennis Turner, was suspended as officials said he did not secure the necessary permissions to arrest the two.
The department’s policy requires an officer to get the approval of a watch commander before arresting anyone under age 12.
