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LHS senior tells staffer he took gun to school last week
January 22, 2009
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Police are investigating a Lawrence High School senior who brought a gun to school on Friday.
The high school contacted Lawrence police Tuesday, after the student reported he had brought the weapon to school.
The student's parents were notified and disciplinary action was taken against the student.
According to the student handbook, bringing a weapon to school can result in long-term suspension or expulsion.
Lawrence High School principal Steve Nilhas notified parents Thursday of the incident using the district’s SchoolMessenger notification system.
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22 January 2009
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Confrontation (Anonymous) says…
Ignorant parents produce ignorant children. I'm sure this is no different.
22 January 2009
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budwhysir (Anonymous) says…
As if there is any way I could understand this by any means, why would one bring a gun to school, take it back home, then return to the school and inform a teacher that they brought a gun to school and took it home but didnt get caught???? Im sure there is much more to this story of the smoking gun however, we are not hearing the complete story.I would say, handbook or not, this would hold a major punishment in my jury. Nothing is to be taken lightly in a school setting in todays world. Rightfully so, we all must watch and learn
22 January 2009
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srj (Anonymous) says…
Maybe brought it to school to be cool, took it home, and later bragged to friends later about how he brought a gun to school before?
22 January 2009
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ranger73 (Anonymous) says…
Or maybe it's a cry for help?
22 January 2009
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bndairdundat (Anonymous) says…
School is no place for ANY weapon. That said, if he said he brought a grenade would they accept that without proof? Or a howitzer, a tank, a nuclear weapon? If you admit to murder there is still the burden of proof. Once again, school is no place for weapons. Unless there is physical proof of the event, like ranger73 says, this sounds like a cry for help.
23 January 2009
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grammaddy (Anonymous) says…
This kid is definitely old enough to know better. Expell him and bring his parents up on charges. No excuses.
23 January 2009
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Sandwichman16 (Anonymous) says…
I say it was just a kid that went hunting or something, came to school and somehow it got brought up that he'd forgotten the gun in his backpack and had had it at school. Plenty of students go hunting, and just carry anything they bring in their back pack.
23 January 2009
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cthulhu_4_president (Anonymous) says…
Obviously he wasn't lying to sound cool or anything. Teenagers never lie, right?There are not enough facts for anyone to be sentancing this kid or his parents to jail. Two of the most important are:1) Did a crime actually occur (was a gun on school property)?2) What is the state if his mental health?The answer to #1 may come to light later. Based on that answer to #1, we may learn the answer to #2. Until then, people like grammaddy would be well-advised to remember that this person is innocent until proven otherwise (a confession from a manic-depressive doesn't meen much), and that desperate people will do wierd things to get attention/help.
23 January 2009
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cthulhu_4_president (Anonymous) says…
*mean much.
23 January 2009
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The_Original_Bob (Anonymous) says…
“Or a howitzer, a tank, a nuclear weapon? If you admit to murder there is still the burden of proof.”I think they'd know if he brought a tank to school. Well, maybe not at Free State, but LHS would be all over it.”came to school and somehow it got brought up that he'd forgotten the gun in his backpack and had had it at school”That would have to be a pretty big backpack.
23 January 2009
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50YearResident (Anonymous) says…
sandwichman16 says: “I say it was just a kid that went hunting or something, came to school and somehow it got brought up that he'd forgotten the gun in his backpack and had had it at school. Plenty of students go hunting, and just carry anything they bring in their back pack.”I Say: No one hunts with a backpack on and then goes to school with the gun still in the backpack, get real!
23 January 2009
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webmocker (Anonymous) says…
“This kid is definitely old enough to know better. Expell him and bring his parents up on charges. No excuses.”My parents, attentive and caring though they were, had no idea what I was capable of doing. Some kids are very good at disguising their pain, and their actions. The automatic “blame the parents” reaction is worn out. Some parents are very lacking and deserve to be blamed. Some do not.
23 January 2009
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joliebird12 (Anonymous) says…
Completely moronic is what it is…the kid should be punished for his actions…ya know? its this thing called LIFE.
10 February 2009
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