Many parents have been left disturbed after seeing the video of 8-year-old Kentucky boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD. A sheriff’s deputy at his elementary school allegedly handcuffed the boy. The video has triggered a national debate over what’s the best thing to do to discipline and deal with children with disabilities.

A federal lawsuit has made a way to the sheriff’s deputy, Kevin Sumner, who works as a school resource officer at the school, for allegedly handcuffing the boy and a 9-year-old girl who also has ADHD.

Sumner’s attorney has defended him saying that he did nothing wrong as the law allows such an action when others are being put at the risk of harm by someone. However, experts who treat and work with children suffering from ADHD say the act was not at all appropriate in the case of children with special need.

Dr. Claudia Gold, a pediatrician, infant mental health specialist and author, says using handcuffs for a child who has ADHD “absolutely never, under no circumstances”. Gold said if a child is out of control, the best way to deal with the situation is to physically remove the child and take to place where they can calm down.

“If you cannot remove them from the situation any other way than carrying them, yes, you can do that, but that’s not the same as restraint. That’s just removing them”, said Gold. She is also author of ‘Keeping Your Child in Mind: Overcoming Defiance, Tantrums, and Other Everyday Behavior Problems by Seeing the World through Your Child’s Eyes’.