Seven-Year-Old Boy Will Not Be Charged With Assault And Battery

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Seven-Year-Old Boy Will Not Be Charged With Assault And Battery

Updated: Friday, 05 Mar 2010, 8:42 AM CST

Published : Friday, 05 Mar 2010, 8:42 AM CST

(MYFOX NATIONAL) - A seven-year-old Massachusetts boy was set to face criminal

charges this week for allegedly attacking two teachers at his school reports the

Cape Cod Times .

Greggorey Ball-Roemer, a student at Teaticket Elementary School, was in court

with his parents, and Ball-Roemer, on Thursday and was told he

would not face criminal charges for assault and battery against his teachers.

Ball-Roemer told the Cape Cod Times , " It's a joke. How can you possibly

charge a 7-year-old child with assault and battery? "

The family's attorney, Vivian Leary, said a magistrate denied the criminal

complaint.

After hearing the magistrate's decision, Ball-Roemer said, " That's the

best news ever. At least now part of the nightmare is starting to go away. "

The newspaper reports that if Greggorey Ball-Roemer had been charged, the

misdemeanor crime carries a prison sentence of up to 2½ years. Even though the

chances of a minor facing that long of a prison sentence are doubtful, the law

in Massachusetts does not have separate sentencing guidelines for adults and

juveniles who are convicted of assault and battery on a public employee.

The Cape Cod Times reports that Greggorey allegedly attacked a teacher in the

classroom on Feb. 3 and two days later attacked a teacher's assistant.

The school incident report states that he grabbed the teacher by the hair and

pulled her to the floor, and grabbed the breast of the teacher's assistant and

then punched her in the face.

If Greggorey is in court again, the magistrate will take stronger action next

time said Leary. The magistrate is concerned about Greggorey's violent behavior.

and Ball-Roemer claim that their son has been diagnosed with

autism, but school officials are not convinced.

There have been more than a dozen reports and documentations of Greggorey's

aggressive behavior toward other students and teachers. He has not been in a

classroom environment for over a month.

The Ball-Roemer's are currently looking for a school that will be more suitable

for their son.