A picture of a Pennsylvania boy in handcuffs went viral, causing people to question police tactics with regard to school children, according to a report by Philly.com .
Lancaster Chief of Police Jarrad Berkihiser said that the officer was called to the school because the boy was in some manner of crisis, and that the handcuffs were needed to protect the student from harming himself or others and were removed once he was safely in the ambulance.