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An Alabama mom is furious that her five-year-old daughter was forced to sign a contract saying she will not hurt herself or anyone at school after she pointed a crayon at a classmate.



The incident occurred at E.R. Dickson Elementary School in Mobile. The mom, only identified as Rebecca, said the school asked her toddler, Elizabeth, whether she was depressed, which the little girl did not understand. 'They told me she drew something that resembled a gun,' Rebecca told WPMI-TV. 'According to them she pointed a crayon at another student and said, ''pew pew''.'

The angry mother said the school then had her daughter sign a Mobile County Public Safety Contract without her consent. 'While I was in the lobby waiting they had my 5-year-old sign a contract about suicide and homicide,' Rebecca said. '(They) asked her if she was depressed now. 'Most of these words on here, she's never heard in her life. 'This isn't right. She's 5-years-old.'

State law in Alabama outlines that minors cannot sign a contract. The school also reccomended Elizabeth see a psychiatrist. Rebecca is now fighting to have the incident removed from her child's record, but is also dealing with the aftermath at home. 'My child interrupted us and said, ''What is suicide mommy? Daddy what is suicide?'' Rebecca told WPMI-TV. 'As a parent that's not right. 'I'm the one should be able to talk to my child and not have someone else mention words like this in front of her at all.'

Big RR wrote:the contract wouldn't stand up in court.

Big RR wrote:BTW sue, that "Touch black, no give back" is an interesting thing--in NY we used that phrase to seal a deal and something the asphalt on the street was touched. When I moved to NJ I heard it used as "Blackjack, no give back" and, as I recall (I was older then and it didn't come up much) the person reciting it had to touch something black like someone's jacket or pants (or even a pen)--the street did not count. The common law of childhood is pretty interesting.