Dec 18, 2007 7:30 pm US/Eastern
Girl Charged For Using Knife To Cut Lunch
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10-year-old girl arrested for using knife from home to cut her lunch at school in central Florida.
CBS
A ten-year-old student at a Marion County school in central Florida was arrested last week on felony charges for bringing a knife from home to cut her lunch.
School officials said they have "zero tolerance" for knives brought to school and had the sheriff's office arrest her and take her to a juvenile detention center. She was also suspended from school for at least ten days.
The child's uncle told the Ocala Star-Banner "I certainly understand the school's concern, but at some point, someone should've stopped and said she's a good girl and a good student, instead of throwing her into the system."
Several students told the deputy the girl never tried to hurt or threatened anyone with the knife.
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