Although his 24-year-old sister came with her baby to pick him up, police decided to take him to the hospital because he was too angry.

He was placed in restraints restricting the movement of his hands, arms and legs and injected with a sedative.

The slight boy said he understands that he was put in restraints to calm him down but doesn’t know why he was then given the needle, which left him dizzy and feeling like he would fall over when he later tried to walk.

“They didn’t need to put that in me,” he said. “They said when you calm down, they’ll take one (restraint) off one by one. I calmed down, they didn’t take one off. They put it tighter. I freaked out again and that’s when they put the needle in me.”

Kiroff said she was dismayed when she arrived at the hospital about half an hour later and saw her son tied down to the bed and then learned about the injection.

“I looked at his face and could see he was destroyed,” she said.

Kiroff, a Canada Post letter carrier who had to empty her truck before she could go to the hospital, is disheartened that a school employee didn’t accompany her son to Southlake until she could get there.

Her son was not permitted to return to school until Sept. 15 following a meeting with the principal.

Kiroff is also upset with the treatment her son received at Southlake.

Meanwhile, if Southlake felt her son was such a danger that he required restraints and an injection, she wonders why he was discharged rather than receiving mental health care at the hospital.

Both the York Region District School Board and the hospital provided emailed responses when asked about the incident.

“As I’m sure you can appreciate, we’re required by law to respect the privacy of our students and can’t discuss the specifics of a situation regarding an individual child. Our primary focus is always student safety — in any situation where a child’s safety may be at risk, we have a duty to report and immediately contact the police,” the school board said.

“We undertake every effort to ensure that our students are in an environment that is safe and welcoming for all. When required, Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and Safety Plans to support a child’s achievement and well-being are developed in collaboration with the child’s family.”

Southlake said the safety of its patients and staff is paramount.

“In extreme situations where there is an imminent risk or threat to a patient and our staff, based on a medical assessment by a physician, we use restraints as a short-term intervention to protect a patient. Restraints can include a sedative and/or restraining hands and feet,” it said.

“No one wants to use restraints; it is a last measure and is done only in dire situations deemed an ‘emergency.’ In an ‘emergency’ situation, our concern for our patient determines how long a restraint is used. A comprehensive assessment is completed before any action is taken; and as soon as the patient is assessed to be safe, restraints are removed. Upon assessment by a physician and psychiatrist, a decision is made to determine whether remaining in hospital is best for a patient; often resources in the community provide longer-term support and treatment.”