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Student reports possible gun; principal calls police and students are detained
Summary
A student told a parent and school staff that a peer had threatened a fight and might bring a gun to school. The principal, saying parents authorized intervention, had police remove students; an officer read Miranda warnings and cuffed at least one student.
A student told a parent and school staff that a peer had threatened to bring a gun to school, and school administrators called police, who detained at least one youth, according to the transcript. Principal Johnson said the student’s parents had given school staff "the authority to make a decision that's gonna deter you from the path that you're currently on," and then told the student he would need to go with the arriving officer.
The report came after the student told his father he had considered taking the father's firearm for protection and then decided to tell an adult. The father told the student, "Don't ever think about touching a gun again. As a matter of fact, don't ever think about touching a gun, period. Look at me. Listen." Minutes later a uniformed…
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