Maryland 2nd grader recovers after being hanged by a 4th grader

[@FullofSouthernCharm]

How does a child even get a thought like that in their head to do something so evil and cruel?

[@Lauren-bd2fr]

child may have ASPD, usually this behavior is only seen in kids with sociopathy or psychopathy or really bad home lives

[@rease580]

The schools are perpetuating division with their critical classes. Ya call someone a monster long enough and they will act like it.

[@janegump38]

Behavior learned from family members...

[@Mar-ve8ez]

Movies and shows are awful. Just saw this very thing in a kids movie the other day

[@MsBluebot]

@@Mar-ve8ezwhich one?

[@cherisallen]

There was no horse playing involved. that fourth grader is being a bully, and he did what he did to hurt that little second grader. I hope they get the answers that they deserve and the justice they deserve, because that fourth grader and anybody else involved needs to be punished!. My prayers to that little boy and his family. And I hope he makes a full and healthy recovery🙏

[@pamelasmith6221]

Wow. You were there? Maybe the school has to wait for the investigation to be finished first.

[@kimberlyowens4298]

Get answers for your baby. That's insane.

[@worblergworbler]

to me it sounds like the 4th grader is imitating behavior he's seen somewhere else. 4th graders wouldn't know how to hang someone, much less know that it would hurt them so badly and even mock them by saying 'let me show you how i did people back in the day' unless someone showed them these things... they should do an investigation on the 4th grader's parents!!

[@suzie3883]

That part!!

[@fadumomohamed2342]

AND the siblings, if he has siblings, OLDER siblings I can guarantee you they are the ones saying and showing in appropriate things to that 4th grader!

[@calicocritterscrafts886]

We need to see video. There is NO WAY this kid was hung during “horseplay”. The hook he was hung on was supposedly too high for him to get caught on

[@karifoster4851]

they lied its not horseplay especially what the 4th grader said to him

[@Lauren-bd2fr]

4th graders are smarter than people give them credit for. A 9 -10 year old knows what they are doing

[@MeganKoumori]

They usually don't have cameras in bathrooms.

[@pamelasmith6221]

@@karifoster4851 his there proof he said it? Or is it hearsay?

[@Blank-zz2eq]

And it is to high for a 9 year old by themselves to hang a 7 year old unless it's a really big 9 year old

[@TahishaAyala]

Don't stop until you get answers!!!!!! 😢 Prayers for your boy.

[@lisashelton660]

This really needs to be stopped and the child doesn’t need to be allowed back at school there needs to be investigations done

[@pamelasmith6221]

There is an investigation being done. That’s why we have to wait.

[@Starrytchi]

I saw this on TikTok but I did not know the 7-y/o is a POC. This is racially motivated. I was confused by the statement of “this is what we did to people like you” but now I realize 😭 my God

[@swanlove2002]

I didn’t come from TikTok, but I at first thought both the boys were black. When I processed the 4th grader’s statement, I realized the racial motivation. People should be very cautious when teaching kids about racism in history and current events; make sure they know racism is wrong.

[@KillpopBabe]

The parents of the 7yo said the 4th grader was African American or black. Whatever it was, I’m glad the kid survived. That baby. 💔

[@TheMaryweather]

*Black

[@bevs9995]

@@TheMaryweather yeah dumb. theyre both going to be black

[@joistephenson4672]

This is horrifying! Prayers to this family and innocent little child

[@0327carebear]

Sue the school, the justice system, and state!!! This is ridiculous. The fact that it's being covered up and the boy isn't in a mental institution for hurting another student is crazy!!!!!

[@UniShuoi-e6z]

Woke wanted men in the girls bathroom

[@voiceofreason1613]

Right

[@Faeshauntedhouse]

This is so horrifying and unacceptable

[@nadeausaunderson-barber4801]

Prayers for the boys recovery physically, emotionally, and mentally. ❤🙏🏾

[@lisashelton660]

This is unacceptable and the parents need charges also

[@gelatoman7066]

Second and 4th graders never play with each other!

[@sanaaniz]

This !!!!

[@maxxh5331]

They might, but not always. Bu this was definitely not playing.

[@debbiecillo2531]

That’s ridiculous. Oh my gosh. I’m sorry that is unforgivable. That child needs to be expelled. That’s be on bullying.

[@yakeishaallen5343]

The fact that there is even a consideration to return their precious little guy to this school to have re-live the trauma is crazy! Yes, conduct the investigations and get the answers, but he should not have to be back in that hostile environment where it is apparent the staff are covering for the other children who I would be very hard pressed to imagine ate anything other than Caucasian.

[@bevs9995]

theyre both going to be black

[@AbigayleFall-sp3wt]

My gut tells me it was sadly racially motivated. 😞

[@mellamobrittney]

Your gut? Not the fact that the poor little boy told his mother that the demon who did this said, "I'm going to show you how we did your people back in the day"?

[@bevs9995]

@@mellamobrittney my gut tells me theyre both going to be black. you getting your bs from tiktok?

[@es1442]

This is horrible, that poor little dude 😞

[@chihauhaun]

The BS of this being "horseplay" aside, I don't know about most folks but when I was in school it was super uncool to play with someone younger than you. Even if you were friends outside of school it was very taboo to play with them at school. The teachers actively discouraged it too because older kids were too rough and often bullied the younger ones or got them to do things they knew would get them in trouble. It wasn't until middle school and high school that was acceptable and even then it was within a year of your own grade (sometimes 2 years in high school if say your friend failed a grade). Not saying all older kids are gonna bully the younger kids obviously but there was a reason the teachers reinforced it and a reason they stopped doing so for the older grades. Also no kid actually says "horseplay"; horseplay is a word used by adults to try to downplay what kids do to each other when they say they were "just playing around" so they don't get in trouble because they know they were in the wrong. The fact that adults are buying this is just sad. Not looking to argue, just stating my opinion as a former child (who also got bullied but was too young and stupid to realize I was being bullied before it happened) and current little sister. Better be some consequences so he learns his lesson.. also a school councilor also so they can get to the root of why he would do that to another child in the first place

[@Lauren-bd2fr]

if the older kid has aspd, they probably chose a weaker target to get off on the power. People tend to forget that this is how many serial killers start out as kids

[@marciloni12]

That's what bullies and predators do... Stalk and seek out prey = victim, who is younger, smaller and vulnerable.

[@cherierichards8139]

I pray that this innocent baby gets the justice that he needs. Why was the second grader in the same area as a 4th grader? What in the world? I pray that this child also gets the emotional help and support he will certainly need. Praying that they find a better more supportive school for him ASAP. He will likely relive this ordeal every time he has to go to the bathroom

[@mramirez5239]

Answers?? They need to sue for years of therapy. He will need more than time. That's a cover-up story. Forget answers. Demand prosecution of that other student's parents and hold them accountable in a court of law and get a psych eval on that other student and put in juvi.

[@FelipeGarica37]

Someone better control their kids.

[@lrmcdaleno3301]

My kid is not going back to brick and mortar ever

[@awenwaters8870]

You can tell a lot about a child's future life by their actions. Not much good will come from that one right there! Just watch. I'm sure the parents are in and out of jail too.

[@yakeishaallen5343]

To even remotely suggest it’s not racially motivated is outlandish and very hard to believe

[@bevs9995]

my gut tells me theyre both black

[@yesiamanegg8081]

THAT IS NOT HORSEPLAY, there is definitely something more going on. I hope the parents find out more about what happened and I hope the kid will be okay. I know recovering from this mentally and emotionally will be hard, I send my prayers to him and I hope nothing like that ever happend again.

[@TDavis_333]

It sounds like the fourth grader grabbed the kid wearing a jacket that was zipped up and hung him by the hood on the door hook. He probably thought it would be funny and likely didn't intend for serious injury. He may have seen it in a movie where it was the bullies comeuppance and very funny. Nevertheless, due to the serious outcome, this needs to become a police investigation, not handled by the school. The kid was definitely bullying the second grade, not horseplay, even if his intention wasn't to injure him.

[@glowinthedarkzombie]

They didn't outwardly mention it but it was confirmed racially motivated by the way. That 4th grader literally said "back in my day" or "back in the day" both of which should be pretty obvious. Which yeah, it's VERY commonly shown to young (mainly) white (mainly) males as a silly haha funny joke. But that's kind of what the video is about how that is THE problem.

[@bloxxomm]

Oh my days my friend lives in maryland

[@Randomsheis]

One thing about the devil is he gonna do what he was sent to do. Question is are we staying prayed up like we should be doing. That devil out here working in the children just like the adults. Nobody is truly safe unless you are under the safety of God himself. JESUS CHRIST IS HE.

[@kikifrazier3970]

This is sad. This is not horse playing . This is cruelity!!

[@CS-bt9em]

(I've seen another video showing what the door looks like. There's two hooks one that's closer to the floor the other near the top) I can understand playing around and getting caught on the second hook but it wouldn't cause a injury that serious but the top hook is hard for a second grader to get caught on. The older kid has to have to intentionally pick the boy up to put him on there to get stuck like that

[@allismama]

No not most schools have grades separated. And not everything is racial but just plain evil....the older kid most likely saw someone doing it bullying someone else....

[@pizzapartytime1826]

My school only had a separate bathroom for kindergarten

[@vivianhernandez4270]

So much hate has sprouted in USA.

[@francesboyd8078]

I am the wrong parent for this

[@jimmyboyzable]

Trump's AmeriKKKa

[@ProCeramic]

That’s the school I literally go to Barnhart Elementary

[@patriciahayes2664]

That kid is going to spill the beans about the boy who hung him.

[@BrittWlove]

This is disgustingly

[@ty-ishazambrano7236]

I hope that’s not the story that the school is going with because it sounds like bs. Investigate the entire school district, the other kid and the kid’s family because he didn’t just learn something like that. Sounds the school is trying to avoid a lawsuit but with that lame story

[@bernadettetongue7262]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ShavonteGARRETT-o6i]

😭😭

[@nancybrouse5070]

Horse play, more like BS from the school trying to cover-up the incident.

[@nw3127]

You are e despicable human....be very careful..GOD is absolutely watching wha you say and do!!!

[@johnherrmann2865]

Its irresponsible to keep labeling this a "hanging". What happened to the kid wasnt right, absolutely shouldn't have happened. But he was hung up by the back of his jacket, not a rope around the neck, which is what the term "hanging" implies.

[@underthefullmoons]

Children learn hate from their parents. And this hate is being amplified here in America and the next 4 years will only get worse. It's going to take decades to tamper down this type of hate but you have to be vigilant. This little boy will have emotional scares that will take years to heal. Prayer to him and his parents.

[@BaeRogers-g5z]

Think a grown up did that ain't no way 4th grader did something like that

[@pamelasmith6221]

The mother initially said this wasn’t a hate crime. She was very adamant about that. Now the child’s race is being mentioned and mom is saying it was intentionally done and he even said something derogatory to her son. Which is it? Why did she change her stance? Let the investigation finish before jumping to conclusions. The principal saved the boys life but no one notices that.

[@glowinthedarkzombie]

Bro he said "back in my day" 💀💀 even if that 4th grader didn't fully consciously know what he was saying was racism, like everyone's saying, kids get it from somewhere. And as someone who was literally raised to be racist...that's just the sad truth. I need you to understand that there are in fact hundreds of thousands of children, mostly white, running around spreading racism mostly without even fully comprehending their actions or the extent of their consequences. That's. Kinda the problem!

[@nw3127]

You are e despicable human....be very careful..GOD is absolutely watching wha you say and do!!!