tight. She said they really hurt her wrists," Ruff said. "She was so shaken up."

The girl was suspended and can't return to school until August, her mother, Constance Ruff, told WMAZ-TV.

"I have had some concern for a while that the schools have relied a little too heavily on police officers to handle disciplinary problems," said Darrel Stephens, a former Charlotte, North Carolina, police chief and executive director of the Major Cities Chiefs Association.

Some civil rights advocates, educators and law enforcement officials are concerned that officers are operating without special training, and that overwhelmed teachers are unaware that calling in the police could also result in serious criminal charges.

In Albuquerque, Annette Montano said her 13-year-old son was arrested last year after burping in gym class.

Albuquerque school officials have declinedno probable cause for the arrest. Trial was set for June 23, 2011, but on June 24, 2011, trial was re-set for August 5, 2011. On August 5, 2011, defendant and counsel appeared for trial and the state entered a nolle prosequi, notifying the court and defendant of possible reinstatement of the charge. The state filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, which was denied by this Court on September 1, 2011.
In its original application to this Court, the state argues the district court erred in ruling on the constitutionality of article 496 because the defendant suffered no identifiable harm from the article's application. As there was no actual or imminent injury to the defendant, the state argues the issue is not ripe for adjudication by this Court.