DANVILLE, Pa. - A 12-year-old special education student was charged with disorderly conduct after authorities said she deliberately wet her pants at school.
Her mother told the Press Enterprise of Bloomsburg that the girl urinated only because she was frightened by the principal.
The girl, whose name was withheld by the newspaper, had worked with her classmates and teachers preparing a holiday lunch at Danville Middle School on Dec. 20. They ate in the library and the girl was told to go to the kitchen to wash some pots and pans, her mother said.
After she refused to leave the library, teachers summoned principal Kevin Duckworth, who confronted the girl. She then wet her pants.
Her mother said the girl is terrified by Duckworth and has wet herself during previous confrontations with him. She said her daughter has had disciplinary problems at the school but has never become violent.
Police Chief Eric Gill said school officials were at "wit's end" with the girl, and that they believe her actions were deliberate.
School Superintendent Steve Keifer would not discuss the confrontation, but said that as a general rule the police are called only after "all other alternatives are exhausted."
Police told the girl's parents they could probably avoid a fine if they agree to have the girl do community service.
Duckworth did not return messages left by the newspaper and by The Associated Press.
Her mother told the Press Enterprise of Bloomsburg that the girl urinated only because she was frightened by the principal.
The girl, whose name was withheld by the newspaper, had worked with her classmates and teachers preparing a holiday lunch at Danville Middle School on Dec. 20. They ate in the library and the girl was told to go to the kitchen to wash some pots and pans, her mother said.
After she refused to leave the library, teachers summoned principal Kevin Duckworth, who confronted the girl. She then wet her pants.
Her mother said the girl is terrified by Duckworth and has wet herself during previous confrontations with him. She said her daughter has had disciplinary problems at the school but has never become violent.
Police Chief Eric Gill said school officials were at "wit's end" with the girl, and that they believe her actions were deliberate.
School Superintendent Steve Keifer would not discuss the confrontation, but said that as a general rule the police are called only after "all other alternatives are exhausted."
Police told the girl's parents they could probably avoid a fine if they agree to have the girl do community service.
Duckworth did not return messages left by the newspaper and by The Associated Press.
