Boy suspended after reporting bullet at Virginia school

Published: Sep 12, 2024 Duration: 00:02:26 Category: News & Politics

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THIS IS SAINT JOHN, THE APOSTLE SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA BEACH FAMILY ATTORNEY, TIM ANDERSON. AND YOU KNOW, WE TELL, TEACH OUR CHILDREN SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, RIGHT? BUT THAT MEANS SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING WHEN IT'S SAFE. RACHEL WIGAND IS THE 11 YEAR OLD'S MOTHER. HE DOESN'T WANT RETALIATION OR, OR PEOPLE TO, TO DISLIKE HIM. SO HE'S GOING TO DO IT ANONYMOUSLY. BUT THAT REQUIRED HIS WAITING UNTIL AFTER THE TESTING ABOUT TWO HOURS. AND THEN HE TOLD THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MOM TELLS US ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU FOR REPORTING THIS. AND IN THE SAME BREATH SAID, BUT YOU'RE SUSPENDED BECAUSE IT WASN'T QUICK ENOUGH AND GET THIS. THE REPORTING STUDENT AND THE STUDENT WITH THE AMMUNITION, GET THE SAME TWO DAY SUSPENSION. IF YOU PUNISH A CHILD FOR REPORTING, THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO REPORT ANYMORE. AND THAT MAKES THE SCHOOL MORE DANGEROUS. WE DON'T WANT THAT. SHE DOESN'T WANT THAT. I DON'T WANT THAT. NOBODY SHOULD WANT THAT TED ON YOUR SIDE. WENT LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. UH, HELLO. HI, I'M ANDY FOX. I'M A REPORTER AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE 11 YEAR OLD WAS SUSPENDED. WHY WAS THE 11 YEAR OLD SUSPENDED? THE SCHOOL'S ATTORNEY WROTE ANDERSON, THE SCHOOL WILL NOT REDUCE THE DISCIPLINE, BRING SAFETY ISSUES TO STAFF IMMEDIATELY AND PLEASE CONFIRM PARENTS WILL SUPPORT THE SCHOOL'S DECISION. DO YOU SUPPORT THE SCHOOL'S DECISION? I DON'T, I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY HARSH AND UNJUST AND THE MOST LUDICROUS DECISION TO DO THAT TO, TO SUSPEND THE REPORTING PERSON. ANDERSON POINTS OUT THERE IS NO POLICY IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK FOR FAILING TO REPORT POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION. THERE'S NO PUNISHMENT IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU DON'T IMMEDIATELY REPORT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THAT KID WOULD HAVE JUMPED UP IN THE STANDARDIZED TEST AND SAID THERE'S A BULLET IN THIS KID'S BAG, IT WOULD HAVE LOCKED THE SCHOOL DOWN. IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED CHAOS. AND ACCORDING TO MOM, WHAT HAPPENED HAS CHANGED THE DYNAMIC OF THE CLASSROOM WHEN THE TWO STUDENTS IT'S RETURN TO CLASS MONDAY, DID HE ULTIMATELY REQUESTED THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO, TO, TO BE OUT OF THAT DESK GROUP AND MOVE HIS DESK OVER? THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION YESTERDAY BETWEEN THE TWO. ACCORDING TO MY, MY SON, MESSAGE FROM MOM TO SON. NOW I TOLD HIM TO HOLD HIS HEAD UP HIGH. HE DID THE RIGHT THING.

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