A Tallahasee mother with a baby in her arms is escorted off a plane by police and now she is demanding answers from Delta.

Jen Starks was on a flight from Tallahassee to Memphis last Friday (September 17th) when a flight attendant told her to remove her 8-month-old son Tyler from his carrier and hold him over her shoulder for the entirety of the flight.

Starks says she thought that was necessary only for take off and landing so, she questioned the instructions and refused the flight attendant's commands.

Upon landing Starks found herself being escorted off the plane by Memphis Police and threatened with an FAA fine.

"I don't think it's okay for anyone to be bullied," Starks said, "but it's more than bullied, it's having the attendants know what the regulations are, informing the parents what the regulations are and making it more safe for babies and a more pleasant experience for families who are traveling."

"What's safe for our babies and why? What is the proper way to hold your child? What's a safe carrier? The infant in arms is not addressed at all when you're on board, so I think they need to re-examine why we have certain regulations, maybe update and review them and then educate parents, so you're not wondering and you're not put through this."

Delta Spokeswoman Susan Elliott says "in certain situations our flight attendants may ask passengers to hold their infant or small child in anticipation of turbulence."

Starks says that was not the case on her flight.

Elliott says "We are working with the regional carrier that operated this flight to investigate what occurred onboard. Int the meantine, we have reached out to the passenger to learn more about this experience and offer an apology."