Texas Father Outraged As Bodycam Video Seemingly Shows Teacher ‘Being Urged’ By Cop to File Assault Charges Against 10-Year-Old Who Was Placed In Handcuffs: ‘I Feel Silly Doing That’

The arrest of a 10-year-old girl with learning disorders is at the center of controversy over how police detained her and then ultimately decided to charge her following an incident at her Texas elementary school. McKenna Lombardo was arrested on May 17, 2024, at Cryar Intermediate School in Conroe, Texas, KWTX reported. Teachers called police to the school after the fifth-grader was “throwing markers,” being “physically aggressive,” and had “pinned her [associate principal’s] arm against (a) door frame,” a police report states. Bodycam video captures Texas officers handcuff 10-year-old special needs student. (Video Screenshot/CBSTexas) Bodycam footage showed the officers’ arrival at the school playground and their encounter with teachers and McKenna. “She blocked me in the door. I’m not filing charges, just so you guys know,” one teacher is heard on bodycam video telling an officer. “That’s why I called you, because I didn’t know where we were headed.” Even though the teacher shared her wishes not to file charges, subsequent conversations with one of the responding cops and another faculty member revealed her decision to change course. Teacher No. 2: “She assaulted you.” Teacher No. 1: “She did assault me. I am bleeding.” Officer: “You are bleeding.” Teacher No....