Dangerous Incorporated
11-16-2006, 08:48 AM
Kindergarden Student Suspended For Having Knife
5-year-old kindergartner brought a folding pocket knife to school and faces expulsion, officials said Tuesday.
The Saxe Gothe Elementary School student tried to use the knife to open his sealed lunch in the cafeteria on Monday, said Mary Beth Hill, spokeswoman for Lexington County School District 1.
The student never threatened anyone at the school, and officials believe he was unaware he did anything wrong, Hill said.
State law says it is illegal to bring any weapon onto school grounds, but the child is too young to face any criminal charges, Lexington County Sheriff James Metts said.
According to district policy, the student was suspended immediately, pending an expulsion hearing, Hill said.
5-year-old kindergartner brought a folding pocket knife to school and faces expulsion, officials said Tuesday.
The Saxe Gothe Elementary School student tried to use the knife to open his sealed lunch in the cafeteria on Monday, said Mary Beth Hill, spokeswoman for Lexington County School District 1.
The student never threatened anyone at the school, and officials believe he was unaware he did anything wrong, Hill said.
State law says it is illegal to bring any weapon onto school grounds, but the child is too young to face any criminal charges, Lexington County Sheriff James Metts said.
According to district policy, the student was suspended immediately, pending an expulsion hearing, Hill said.