A seventh-grader in a US school was reportedly arrested after he ‘burped audibly’ during a class.
The 13-year-old from Cleveland Middle School alleges that after he burped, his teacher called the school resource officer, who in turn called the authorities to have him arrested for ‘interfering with public education’.
The student has filed a civil rights lawsuit naming his teacher, principal and a police officer.
It also claims that school authorities transported him from the school to the detention facility without notifying his parents.
“They are using petty misdemeanor charges to arrest children in New Mexico,” ABC News quoted the boy’s attorney, Shannon Kennedy, as saying.
The boy’s lawsuit also described an incident early last month when he was allegedly strip searched on suspicion of selling marijuana.