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A federal appeals court ruled that three Honolulu cops are not immune from a lawsuit filed by a 10-year-old girl who was handcuffed and arrested at school for allegedly drawing an offensive picture.

“N.B. should have been allowed to be with her parent who was sequestered in another room in the same school at that very time as police officers were interrogating 10-year-old N.B.,” said Kim.

10-year-old Black girl handcuffed at school in Hawaii after drawing picture. by Christian Spencer | Oct. 20, 2021 | Oct. 20, 2021 ...

The ACLU and an attorney for the family says the 10-year-old girl’s rights were violated when she was detained and questioned without her mom. She was then handcuffed and brought to jail without being ...