The Brief
- Two Osceola County students were detained within a week of each other for bringing knives onto school campuses.
- The students were a 14-year-old at Discovery Intermediate and a 15-year-old at Tohopekaliga High School.
- One student was charged by deputies with weapon possession after a peer reported the knife in his backpack, and the second student faces charges for making a written or electronic threat to kill a female classmate.
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Two Osceola County students were detained after deputies said they brought a knife to school.
2 incidents in less than a week
What you can do:
In two separate incidents, two Osceola County students were detained – within a week of each other – for bringing a knife to school.
On March 5, a student of Discovery Intermediate School reported to the Assistant Principal that a student – a 14-year-old boy – had a knife in his backpack. When interviewed, the boy admitted to bringing the knife to school and was charged with possession of a weapon on school property, the sheriff’s office said. …