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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. This is just. wow. I am trying to think of a circumstance were it would be justifiable for a kid to EVER bring a knife and brandish it to threaten another kid. I can't. Even if the other kid was a known bully, I would want your kid gone and never allowed back if he was at school with my kid. [b]Do you keep guns in your house?[/b] If yes, please get your kid into counseling and get the guns out of your house before he goes on a killing spree. What school is this?[/quote]

Although on some level I agree, what do you expect the next step to be for a 14 year old??  I'm not suggesting bringing a knife to school or threatening someone is okay, should be accepted, or shouldn't be dealt with seriously.  However, the child is 14 years old.  Should he just be kicked out of school and into the streets?  How will that solve the problem?

The school is dealing with it and hearing the entire story.  Consequences will be given and a plan will be made for the child, hopefully to continue his education somewhere/some way and move forward to being a productive, educated, member of society who learned a valuable lesson as a 14 year old.

Don't get me wrong, I want to school system to deal with this in a serious manner and I don't want kids with knives at school with my kids.  I don't think students who have shown dangerous behavior should be allowed to remain in school, especially repeat offenders.  However, we don't know the full story here.  What we know is a concerned parent posted and asked for advice about going to a conference. She/he did not try to defend DS or slam the school system, just asking for advice.  The OP does not deserve to be beaten up, she/he admits what DS did was wrong and is looking for help moving forward.  [/quote]

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