Actually, there are usually consequences for actions like this even for adults. If I deny to shake hands with the president of the company as he hands out team award to my team, I doubt I will have a job at that company long after that, especially if it happens at a company-wide event. So - yes, child denied contact - but he and his parents should expect there would be consequences. It is like that in the corporate world. And I am sure it is like that in other environments. And I understand that is what the judge who ruled against the family is stating.
There is one important difference though. In the corporate world, you work for the President. When it comes to schools, they work for you.
