No charges for kindergartner
LES VIQUES, Wellington--The lockdown at an elementary school in northeastern Wellington is over after school officials confiscated a gun brought by a five-year-old student.
School administrators say the student had a hand gun in his backpack. When the boy's teacher discovered the weapon, she notified the school principal and police.
The school, John P. Hutton Elementary, was briefly put under a lockdown, but it was lifted about 10 minutes later.
After interviewing the boy, police believe he took the gun from his dad's dresser. He brought the gun to school for show-and-tell, according to police.
"This is another example of a young child being fascinated by a gun and the gun not being secure," Sgt. Jim DeHont of the Les Viques Police Department said. "Parents need to remember: keep your guns locked up. The consequences could be devastating for children and their parents."
The boy will be suspended for the rest of the week, a school district spokesperson said. And it's unclear if charges could be filed against the boy's parents.
LES VIQUES, Wellington--The lockdown at an elementary school in northeastern Wellington is over after school officials confiscated a gun brought by a five-year-old student.
School administrators say the student had a hand gun in his backpack. When the boy's teacher discovered the weapon, she notified the school principal and police.
The school, John P. Hutton Elementary, was briefly put under a lockdown, but it was lifted about 10 minutes later.
After interviewing the boy, police believe he took the gun from his dad's dresser. He brought the gun to school for show-and-tell, according to police.
"This is another example of a young child being fascinated by a gun and the gun not being secure," Sgt. Jim DeHont of the Les Viques Police Department said. "Parents need to remember: keep your guns locked up. The consequences could be devastating for children and their parents."
The boy will be suspended for the rest of the week, a school district spokesperson said. And it's unclear if charges could be filed against the boy's parents.
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