The boy's mother, Mercy Alvarez, has claimed her son was subject to "police abuse" - and a video she recorded in the aftermath has been viewed nearly three million times.
"My heart's been broken," she said.
On Thursday, the teacher at the kindergarten in Miami, Florida, had told the boy to stop playing with his food and removed him from the cafeteria when he refused.
According to an incident report, the child hit the teacher repeatedly in the back - and continued punching and kicking her until they both fell on the ground. He then acted aggressively towards a police officer.
The seven-year-old had also punched students and staff members during another incident in November.
He was briefly hospitalised at Miami Children's Hospital under the Florida Mental Health Act following the latest incident, amid fears he could pose a threat to himself and others.
Although it was reported in local media that the boy was arrested, a school district spokeswoman later said he had been "restrained for transport".
Officials said the incident was seen by witnesses and caught on CCTV, and that the child's father had given permission for a psychiatric evaluation.
"(They said) you know he's a danger to society," he said. "I said what? Seven years old? A danger to society?"
Ms Alvarez has said her son does not have a mental disorder, adding that he had behaved well and earned good grades in previous years.
She asked: "If my child wasn't aggressive anymore when we got there, like they were saying he was before, why take such extreme measures?
"This is too much for a boy that age to go through. It can't be a normal procedure."
Ian Moffett, the school district's police chief, said it was rare for children of such a young age to be involuntarily institutionalised for a psychological evaluation, but that it was deemed necessary in the circumstances.
A statement said: "This action was warranted to prevent his erratic and violent behaviour from bringing further harm to others or himself."
The teacher is planning to press charges, and the district's professional compliance unit is currently investigating the incident.
The mom and dad are upset? Where did the child learn that this kind of behavior was acceptable? Guessing form the same mom and dad. Hopefully, getting cuffed puts some reality into this kid's reality.
Nowadays, people are adverse to physical discipline. I went to catholic school for years and it was never necessary to call the police to handle an unruly boy. The priest had a paddle dubbed “the board of education” that worked when counseling (i.e. threats) did not. It worked.
Personally, I wouldn’t put up with this nonsense for a second. He’s just 7 and no physical threat to me at all. I’d probably drag the little brat to the principal’s office so the parents can come get him before he gets hurt.
Agreed, thouhg it seems the kid tried to get physical with others too.
I went to Public School, but teachers (and my parents) weren't adverse to corporal punishment, which, when deserved, I received. It gave me a permanent thing though......Respect for Others and the discipline to stop doing that crap.
Didn't go to Catholic schools - had to go to DoD schools during Elementary and Jr. High. The teachers back then (gazillion years ago) all had their famous "behaviour Correction" tools hanging on the wall and they never feared to use them. I received a number of "counseling" sessions - in front of the class - while bending over, grabbing my ankles, and being "lifted" off the floor with each counseling introduction.
THEN - when I got home - Dad would continue the counseling session with his most favorite black leather welding belt.
Guess I was just stubborn - ya think?
Not once did my parents ever threaten lawsuits or any other form of retaliation against the schools, and, believe me, by the time I reached college age, my attitude, in class, had changed quite dramatically.
Yeah, those paddles with the holes in them were the worst.
Not that i ever had the occasion to be introduced to that behavior modification device.
It SHOULD BE normal procedure. Quit coddling the little peckerhead and be a parent.
My wife initially objected to me spanking my son but I did anyway. I did it when he engaged in deliberate disobedience and when reason didn’t work. I rarely had to spank him, mostly because he knew I’d follow through on a threat if he didn’t listen. He was less inclined to listen to his mother because he knew he could get away with it. Ultimately, she started insisting that I handle him.
Although children aren’t dogs, I can’t help but see a comparison in training. When I met my wife she had a Labrador retriever. He was perfectly fine as long as he could do whatever he wanted. She would let him outside and he’d run down the alley like a maniac, tearing open people’s trash. She would call him, he’d look up, ignore her, and continue making a mess. I asked her why she didn’t physically discipline him and she said a trainer told her never to hit a dog.
One day, when she wasn’t home, I let him out. He ran down the alley like he usually did, tearing through everything in sight. I called him to make sure that he heard me and then I went into the alley. He saw me coming and would move out of range enough so that I couldn’t get close enough to grab him. I went back inside and grabbed a broom. He saw me coming and ran. I ran after him. Everywhere he ran, I ran too and I hit him every chance I got. I didn’t say a word. Eventually, he figured out that the only way to make me stop was to run home (perhaps hoping my wife would shield him).
After that, when my wife called him, he did just what he always did and ignored her. However, when I called him and snapped my fingers, he would run home and sit at attention in front of me. My wife asked “why is he listening to you when he’s my dog?” I said “I have no idea”, laughed, and sat down to look at TV.