Ok yeah, I got a little confused again (it was 6 years ago I read the article), she wasn't the one put in handcuffs, that was from other stories, but she was 12, dragged out of class, charged with a criminal misdemeanor, and ordered to appear in court.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/09/texas-police-schools
From that article:
"In 2010, the police gave close to 300,000 "Class C misdemeanour" tickets to children as young as six in Texas for offences in and out of school, which result in fines, community service and even prison time. What was once handled with a telling-off by the teacher or a call to parents can now result in arrest and a record that may cost a young person a place in college or a job years later."