Teh One Who Knocks
02-18-2012, 03:20 PM
KCTV Channel 5
JONESBORO, AR (CNN/KAIT) – Valerie Borders forced her 10-year-old son to walk nearly five miles to school as punishment after his school suspended his bus privileges for the fifth time due to yelling.
Although fourth grader Nequavion Borders said he learned his lesson, his mother is in trouble with the law for her punishment.
"She did the right thing, she knew that I had been suspended off the bus five days, so she didn't do nothing wrong. She made me walk. I just had to walk. They shouldn't have picked me up. I could've walked by myself, " said Nequavion.
On Monday, his mother ordered him to walk to school, almost five miles from their home. During his walk he crossed a bank parking lot, catching the eye of a security guard surprised to see a child alone in the area.
"Ask yourself a question - is that safe for the child? If you wouldn't want your child doing it, we probably don't need somebody else's child doing it," said Sergeant Lyle Waterworth.
The guard called Jonesboro police, who took the boy to school, then contacted his mother.
Nequavion's mother was cited for endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree.
"If we see a child and see the child out in a location where they shouldn't be, feel free to call the police. That's what we're here for, and we want to keep the kids safe," said Waterworth.
Nequavion spoke on his mother's behalf, stating that he did not want his mother to get into trouble for his misbehavior.
Borders will appear in court later this month, and if found guilty, she could face up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
JONESBORO, AR (CNN/KAIT) – Valerie Borders forced her 10-year-old son to walk nearly five miles to school as punishment after his school suspended his bus privileges for the fifth time due to yelling.
Although fourth grader Nequavion Borders said he learned his lesson, his mother is in trouble with the law for her punishment.
"She did the right thing, she knew that I had been suspended off the bus five days, so she didn't do nothing wrong. She made me walk. I just had to walk. They shouldn't have picked me up. I could've walked by myself, " said Nequavion.
On Monday, his mother ordered him to walk to school, almost five miles from their home. During his walk he crossed a bank parking lot, catching the eye of a security guard surprised to see a child alone in the area.
"Ask yourself a question - is that safe for the child? If you wouldn't want your child doing it, we probably don't need somebody else's child doing it," said Sergeant Lyle Waterworth.
The guard called Jonesboro police, who took the boy to school, then contacted his mother.
Nequavion's mother was cited for endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree.
"If we see a child and see the child out in a location where they shouldn't be, feel free to call the police. That's what we're here for, and we want to keep the kids safe," said Waterworth.
Nequavion spoke on his mother's behalf, stating that he did not want his mother to get into trouble for his misbehavior.
Borders will appear in court later this month, and if found guilty, she could face up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.