Aliyya Swaby
@AliyyaSwaby
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Joined October 2013
1/ One moment, 11-year-old Junior was enjoying a family birthday at a restaurant in Chattanooga. The next, he was being handcuffed and forced into a police car. The officer cited a new state law making threats of mass violence at school a felony.
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Before a 17-year-old opened fire at his Nashville school, authorities were alerted to his violent behavior — including charges for assaulting his mother and threatening a girl with a knife. It's unclear how many of the red flags were heeded.
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RT @WPLN: Two families sued an East Tennessee school district in federal court, arguing staff violated students’ rights when they called po…
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RT @PaigePfleger: ProPublica's @AliyyaSwaby and I wrote about both students last year as part of an investigation into how new state laws r…
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RT @charlesornstein: NEW: Families Sue East Tennessee School District After Children Arrested Under School Threats Law
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.@PaigePfleger and I wrote about an 11-year-old and 13-year-old handcuffed and arrested for allegedly making threats of mass violence at school in Tennessee. Now both families are suing the school district in federal court.
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RT @TNLookout: From @ProPublica and @wpln: A 13-year-old boy with autism was arrested in Hamilton County after a school official became ala…
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RT @Phil_Lewis_: Ty, a 13-yr-old with an intellectual disability, put a bunny in his backpack to show his friends. Scared his toy would be…
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RT @propublica: As the second Trump White House takes shape, our reporters are already digging into some issues that will require scrutiny…
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RT @GeorgeWPapajohn: The bunny wasn't a bomb. And the threat wasn't credible. Still this kid was handcuffed. Important story from @Aliyy…
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RT @MaxBlau: Have you ever called a mental health provider listed in your insurer's directory, but couldn't make an appointment because the…
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We've been reporting for nearly a year on how Tennessee is handling threats of mass violence at schools. To read more about how kids are being harmed and what experts have to say, check out the rest of our project here:
A 13-year-old with autism and an intellectual disability told a teacher his backpack would blow up, worried someone would confiscate his favorite stuffed bunny. Police arrested him and charged him with a felony. My latest with @PaigePfleger
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RT @PaigePfleger: 13-year-old Ty told his teacher if anyone touched his backpack, the school would blow up. Inside was his favorite stuffed…
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@theDAhater Thank you for reading! We've been reporting on this for months, if you're interested in reading more:
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RT @anitawadhwani: A 13-year-old with autism got arrested after his backpack sparked fear. Only his stuffed bunny was inside. @wpln & @pr…
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RT @smmills1960: NEW: A poorly written, poorly executed Tennessee law snares children with disabilities -- even a 13-year-old who brings to…
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RT @charlesornstein: Such a sad and enraging story: A 13-Year-Old With Autism Got Arrested After His Backpack Sparked Fear. Only His Stuffe…
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RT @propublica: New: Disability rights advocates said kids like Ty should not be getting arrested under Tennessee's school threats law. And…
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A 13-year-old with autism and an intellectual disability told a teacher his backpack would blow up, worried someone would confiscate his favorite stuffed bunny. Police arrested him and charged him with a felony. My latest with @PaigePfleger
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RT @nicolesantacruz: This year, @ProPublica has been looking into the impacts of cities increasingly removing or “sweeping” encampments. We…
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