The principal of Theuerkauf Elementary School in Mountain View, California, called police to remove a 4-year-old boy because he refused to wear a mask.

It was his first day of school and the boy, who may also have learning difficulties, was already inconsolable when teachers asked him to put on a mask, the Daily Mail reports.

When his dad showed up, the principal ordered him to leave the school grounds under threat he would be removed if he didn’t leave. The police then escorted the boy off the school premises.

Theuerkauf Elementary School is one of only a handful of schools mandating masks in California. It changed its policy the next day.

READ: Shocking moment boy, 4, is removed from his Silicon Valley school by POLICE after he refused to wear mask: Dad says face-coverings leave youngster ‘distraught’

As one blogger noted: “It’s the people in charge who are the children.”

Meanwhile, as police walk 4-year-olds out of school, restaurant owners are training their workers in kung-fu to fight real crime. READ: Store Owner in San Francisco’s Chinatown Trains Staff in Kung Fu to Fight Crime

Facemasks don’t work

Meanwhile, a CDC study has determined that facemasks are essentially useless at stopping the spread of COVID at schools. READ: CDC: Schools With Mask Mandates Didn’t See Statistically Significant Different Rates of COVID Transmission From Schools With Optional Policies

And a German study suggested forcing students to wear facemasks can actually be unhealthy. Researchers found that the masks create six times higher levels of carbon dioxide than the maximum allowed by Germany’s Environmental agency. READ Study finds high carbon dioxide levels in kids who wear face masks, concludes: ‘Children should not be forced to wear face masks’