https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:52:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hs-student-brings-knife-to-school-function#post-1096423 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:06:30 +0000 wonderstruck 1096423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd be interested in hearing the school's side, since so far the only report of this is coming from the 16 year old. But regardless, I do think it's fair - I understand why the kid's a bit mad, but there are rules (as there should be) at nearly every school about having weapons (including knives) at school or school events. I read the news article, and the student said he just forgot he had the knife on him when he left for the game...well, I bet he won't forget next time. 10 days might be a bit much, but technically they could have expelled him, so compared to that it seems they were on the more lenient side considering the circumstances. It's a serious rule and I can understand why the school would feel that they can't make exceptions to it for any reason.</p> <p>I see why people feel it's wrong because it tells kids not to be honest...but the other way of looking at it is that it's telling kids not to forget they have a weapon on them and bring it to school! If they were hunting and forgot they had a gun on them, would that be okay? I wouldn't be comfortable sending my kid to a school that let things like that slide. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hs-student-brings-knife-to-school-function#post-1096422 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:06:17 +0000 LuLu Mom 1096422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This would be competely normal in my HS, where hunting was huge. Several men had gun racks mounted to their trucks, I'm sure on occasion they might have left a hunting rifle in their vehicle if they went out deer hunting before school, I actually remember a kid having to get pulled from class to take his home (small town.) I think they are punishing him for doing the responsible thing, it's unfair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hs-student-brings-knife-to-school-function#post-1096415 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:04:03 +0000 mrsjazz 1096415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read the story and apparently the kid had been setting up a hunting site prior to the game, didn't change his clothing to go to the game and forgot about the pocketknife. He saw the signs that said no weapons and turned his knife into the security guard.</p> <p>The boy is also facing expulsion since the school has a rule that if a student brings a weapon to school or a school-related function they will be expelled for a year.</p> <p>I think the student was trying to do the right thing. He could have just kept the knife on him during the game and no one would've known but he was trying to abide by the no weapons policy. But I do understand the school's policy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hs-student-brings-knife-to-school-function#post-1096414 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:03:09 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1096414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: @bpcmarj: yes, completely voluntary. According to the student the gaurd was surprised by his actions. Thebguard told him to come see him again after the game. The student started tonwatch the game thinking everything was fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hs-student-brings-knife-to-school-function#post-1096404 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:59:32 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1096404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bpcmarj: I was assuming it was voluntary/preemptive, not that he was made to turn it over. If he was "caught" then that changes things for me. Though I still would want to know more before feeling like the consequence was appropriate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hs-student-brings-knife-to-school-function#post-1096402 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:59:12 +0000 Dandelion 1096402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not fair! He turned it right in and obviously had no intention of using it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hs-student-brings-knife-to-school-function#post-1096388 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:54:49 +0000 bpcmarj 1096388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: If he was caught with the knife and made to hand it in to the guard, then I somewhat understand the punishment. If he went to the game, saw the guard and said "Hey, why don't you hold onto my hunting knife while I am in here", then I don't think it makes sense for him to be punished. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hs-student-brings-knife-to-school-function#post-1096380 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:53:02 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1096380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not. He did a responsible thing, and it seems like the message being sent is that he would have been better off hiding it. I don't know the whole story, but where I live it would not be completely unusual, or really unusual at all, for a teenager to have a hunting or utility knife on his or her person for some legitimate reasons, none of which have to do with threatening or harming another person. Maybe there was some important background I'm missing? But if this is all of the story, I think it was wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hs-student-brings-knife-to-school-function#post-1096356 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:42:43 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1096356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>...turns the hunting knife into the school guard before sifting in the bleachers to watch a game. There were no pat downs or metal detectors at the school function. The student thought the knife would be returned at the end of the game. Ten minutes into the game the principal pulls him out and has his dad come pick him up. He received a 10 day suspension. </p> <p>Fair or not fair? </p>