I first found out about this story after I was discussing my blog topic with a friend of mine. She stated that around Halloween of last year there was a young boy who had brought a knife to school and had tried to attack another student. Her daughter also attends the Allegheny Valley school and my friend had received a letter from the school district after the incident had occurred. Therefore, I decided to look up the incident myself.
What happened?
According to articles on both WPXI and KDKA, an 8-year-old elementary student took a knife to school and confronted another child by holding the knife to the child's throat and making slashing motions. The child who was confronted was thankfully not hurt.
Based on both articles, there was not a reason given for why the child brought the knife to school and confronted this child. However, the both articles did state that Children Youth and Family Services was involved in the investigation of the matter.
Both articles make it seem as if the 8-year-old boy is troubled and do not give an answer for why the young boy pulled the knife on the other child, who was also an 8-year-old.
What does the school district say?
Other than the actual incident, the way in which the story is reported from the standpoint of the school district is quite troubling. The school district says that all weapons are banned and they have no idea how the child got the knife into the school. The school district also stated that they are taking "appropriate actions" and that they sent a letter home to parents explaining the incident. However, the letter failed to report that the knife had been pulled on another student. (1)
The school district also stated that they have no idea what to do about this matter which is, to me, not reassuring at all. The school district said that they have never had anything like this happen before so they do not know what to do, however it is a school district and therefore there should be some sort of system and disciplinary action set up regarding a matter such as this one. By the school stating that they have no idea what to do makes it seem as if they are not very well-prepared to keep the children safe while at school.
Any updates?
I have searched many different sources to try and find an update on this incident and story, however I could not locate one. There still is not definite answer for why the student brought the knife to school and pulled it on that particular student.
Sources:
1 http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/student-accused-pulling-knife-classmate-allegheny-/nSnZr/
2 http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/10/25/police-investigating-after-boy-allegedly-brings-knife-to-school/
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