What should I do if I had a knife at school?

Josh K said:
I am of the opinion the it's extremely short sighted to ban 2" pocket knives while passing out 6" scissors to students.
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apples and kangaroos.

sure, scissors can kill someone, but so can a pencil. or a baseball bat.

whether or not we think students should or should not be able to carry a pocket knife is not relevant to why scissors are used during any given school day.
 
i live in england. and my mate was caught with a leatherman charge. this is england remember so an overly sharp pencil is a weapon of mass destruction. he was just playing with it in class (yes he is a bit stupid to do that) my teacher caught him and they took it and his dad had to go pick it up. i reckon if your good about it if you get caught and say sorry alot they might let you off lightly. depending on what mood your principal is in :D
 
I would say, don't carry at school EVER. If you forget, maybe you could leave it in a friends car or in your locker. There are locker searches occasionally and there are certainly backpack searches when something happens at school. They are usually looking for drugs.
 
Receiving a felony / misdemeanor and expulsion, all at the age of 15..

Ouch.

Definitely not worth it. Trash it, bury it, ditch it.
 
The obvious answer is not to bring the knife to school. That being said, you should find out exactly what the laws are in the state you live in.

I once served on the Board of Education in my town in CT. ANYTIME someone was caught with a knife at school, NO MATTER the reason or circumstances, they were expelled for the rest of the school year. This included kids who had done nothing other than bringing those tiny Victorinox knives with the scissors and the nail file, with no ill intent, even if they turned it in to the teacher themselves. I was the lone vote in opposition to all of those expulsions. The others on the board bragged about their "zero tolerance" policy on "weapons", which of course meant they were just being intolerant. The head of the Board once told me that there was a state law mandating expulsion for anyone bringing a knife to school with a blade in excess of 3 inches. I have looked on several occasions and have been unable to find such a law. However, there may be school regulations that are not part of the the CT General Statutes.

The point to this story is that there may not be an actual law that prohibits knives in school in your state. If not, then bringing the knife to school for no ill purposes is not immoral (it is, however, foolish). Therefore, if you do happen to bring the knife to school, I would recommend that you not tell anyone that you have it, especially if your school is one of the one's that would automatically suspend you. Getting yourself kicked out of school would not do anyone any good. Put the knife somewhere that it is unlikely to be found and hope for the best. Take the knife home after school and leave it there. If you cannot remember to leave it home, perhaps you should not be carrying it in the first place.

Just my opinion on the matter.
 
I am a teacher and work closely with administration. Never bring it. Ever. If it is found, you could be looking at expulsion. Very serious business these days.
 
go mike said:
Thanks everyone! I'll just be positive to check my pockets every morning, and keep my carrying knives on my desk in the open, so I'll see them and remember not to have one. The state laws says that I can have a knife in a car on school property.

IC 35-47-5-2.5
Possession of a knife on school property
Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this section, "knife" means an instrument that:
(1) consists of a sharp edged or sharp pointed blade capable of inflicting cutting, stabbing, or tearing wounds; and
(2) is intended to be used as a weapon.
(b) The term includes a dagger, dirk, poniard, stiletto, switchblade knife, or gravity knife.
(c) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally possesses a knife on:
(1) school property (as defined in IC 35-41-1-24.7);
(2) a school bus (as defined in IC 20-27-2-8); or
(3) a special purpose bus (as defined in IC 20-27-2-10);
commits a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the person has a previous unrelated conviction under this section and a Class D felony if the offense results in bodily injury or serious bodily injury to another person.
(d) This section does not apply to a person who possesses a knife:
(1) if:
(A) the knife is provided to the person by the school corporation or possession of the knife is authorized by the school corporation; and
(B) the person uses the knife for a purpose authorized by the school corporation; or
(2) if the knife is secured in a motor vehicle.
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The way I read that statute is that one can posses a knife on school property as long as it is not, "intended to be used as a weapon". The statute specifically includes those knives it considers as intended to be used as weapons.
 
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Been there. Do not turn it in. Just don't take it out of your pocket to show your friends or do anything stupid. If you turn it in, you will still be penalized. The rules are zero tolerance. So just don't take it out or get caught. But more importantly, check your pockets.
 
No do not go to the principal. If they know about the knife, law requires them to press charges, weather they want to or not. Just keep it concealed, and pretend that it's not even there. Or better yet just leave it at home. Because you can get in a lot of trouble for that. When I'm about to go to school in the morning I never put a knife in my pocket. That way I won't accidentally leave it in my pocket. Lol.
 
Happens to me sometimes too, I just put it in my backpack in my locker. Make sure that if you do this, no one sees it as you put it in!
 
pinkstiletto said:
I have to agree with AbnInfantry, it's a shame what our country has been reduced to. This kid obviously sounds like a law abiding citizen, heck he was struggling with the idea of turning himself in to the principal!
I graduated in 1987 from a school in Katy TX. Our Ag (Agriculture or FFA for those of you who aren't familiar) boys used to carry knives, and there was never an issue.
ANYTHING could be a potential weapon if that wa what the user intended to, will they outlaw sharp pencils next?

If the kid isn't using the knife improperly, I think they should be allowed to carry a pocket knife, but don't listen to me, I'm so crazy I think they should also be able to pray in school if they want.

What has happened to our beautiful country that we are bo longer free?
I totally understand not beng allowed to bring guns to school for obvious reasons, there is no need for a gun at school, but isn't a pocket knife more like a pocket tool?

I am sick to death of being controlled by our own government on every move we make.
My advice to the knife wielding kid is don't take it to school, but if by chance you forget it in your pocket one day, keep your mouth shut, leave it in your backpack in your locker, and try to get into the swing of checking your pockets.

Your Mom will appreciate that when she does your laundry anyway.
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+1 to that!
 
pinkstiletto said:
I have to agree with AbnInfantry, it's a shame what our country has been reduced to. This kid obviously sounds like a law abiding citizen, heck he was struggling with the idea of turning himself in to the principal!
I graduated in 1987 from a school in Katy TX. Our Ag (Agriculture or FFA for those of you who aren't familiar) boys used to carry knives, and there was never an issue.
ANYTHING could be a potential weapon if that wa what the user intended to, will they outlaw sharp pencils next?

If the kid isn't using the knife improperly, I think they should be allowed to carry a pocket knife, but don't listen to me, I'm so crazy I think they should also be able to pray in school if they want.

What has happened to our beautiful country that we are bo longer free?
I totally understand not beng allowed to bring guns to school for obvious reasons, there is no need for a gun at school, but isn't a pocket knife more like a pocket tool?

I am sick to death of being controlled by our own government on every move we make.
My advice to the knife wielding kid is don't take it to school, but if by chance you forget it in your pocket one day, keep your mouth shut, leave it in your backpack in your locker, and try to get into the swing of checking your pockets.

Your Mom will appreciate that when she does your laundry anyway.
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X 3 ! Our current teachers are so brainwashed in our school, they laughed at me when i told them that just a few short years ago we still used the RANGE that was built into our schools basement area. They said there is no rifle range in this school. I told them to check the blueprints, it's there & i used to shoot in our range. They were shocked beyond belief. Yup, we would bring our unloaded .22 to school in a case & give it to our instructor to secure them until after school. I graduated in 1981. We never had a single incident either. AMAZING what proper teaching can do. Teachers there now only think of guns as an evil, horrible thing that should never been invented in the first place !!! :jerkit:
 
Ok well bringing one to school is stupid, intentional or not, it is bad. Earlier this school year, well technically it was before the year started, but it was a school related function (a dance) and I left my Benchmade Minigrip clipped to my pocket and someone saw and on the third day of school I was suspended for 5 days and almost kicked out of school. I was taken out of my class and thrown into a wall by our security guard and searched, not a very fun experience. Now I have forgotten to leave my knife at home since then and before then, my advice is to keep your cool, if you can, go to a restroom with your backpack and bury it deep in your backpack, or atleast conceal it well on your person, if it is a small knife (sub 3") then keep it at the small of your back, I had my Minigrip there another time and I was searched by a cop and she never found it, or if it is a larger knife, keep it concealed near your groin. But you are best off checking your pockets before you go to school. Do NOT tell anybody, friend or teacher, or something WILL happen. Trust me, I know :grumpy:
 
It really is amazing how little time it has taken for the general public to vilify what used to be just a tool requiring a modicum of care in its use. I mainly blame the media. If something is ever used as a weapon; the blame is quickly shared by the inanimate object used. I even find myself less comfortable with knives and guns due to all the media hype. What really bothers me is that if I project my family into being the victims of gun or knife violence; I totally understand.

I carried a knife to school any time I wanted. On my first airplane flight at age 9 or so I carried a rifle and a snake on board with me. The stews, pardon me, flight attendants, didn't pay any attention at all to the rifle. No one even checked to see if it was loaded. They were a little apprehensive, however, about the integrity of the pillow case holding the snake. "Snakes on Airplanes", 1950 some?

I'm almost embarrassed now to say that I had two handguns in my dorm room at VA Tech. My son's roommate brought a clearly toy gun to his dorm room and was almost kicked out of school.

Until 9-11 knives were perfectly legal on airplanes and now a pocket knife on an airplane or even in New York City is a big deal. Though schools have had knife (weapons) laws for a lot longer; only recently would anyone even consider that a pocket knife was a weapon. When my daughter was 9 or so; she shot a bat on the wing with my Model 12. The other day, she practically gasped when I flicked open my OD-2 with it's 2 inch blade while in the kitchen she has a 9 inch blade.

The point is not only about how knife and gun freedoms have been removed but how quickly it has happened. IMHO we are quickly following much of Europe into a socialist police state. Though it seems to be what the majority wants, the majority needs to be tempered by the Constitution for, as we all know, or should, a pure democracy without the rule of law is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.

Sorry for the rambling rant of an old man..... it just seemed applicable here.
 
i have done this once, and i turned it over to the nicest guy in my school, the P.E. teacher. He gave it back to me at the end of the day, no hassle.
 
I'm a retired Seventh Grade teacher. Years ago I had a student wearing his Boy Scout
uniform to school. He came to me in a huge panic, as he was carrying his "Official
Scout Knife". "Mr. H, what am I going to do?" "My top right hand drawer in my desk
is unlocked and I hardly ever look in there. I'll leave it unlocked so when you come
back to school this afternoon with your dad you can 'get your assignment' and take it
home" I'd never turn in someone if they weren't using it as a weapon.

I guess the kids trusted me because I used common sense when faced with an "issue".
 
i have done this once, and i turned it over to the nicest guy in my school, the P.E. teacher. He gave it back to me at the end of the day, no hassle.
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I would not recommend this. You could be putting his job in jeopardy, I dont think that teachers can cary either, but he would get in trouble if someone found out that it came from a kid Just put it in your backpack, no fuss, nobody has to know. backpack or locker, or car the best, are better options than keeping it on your person.
 
I did this once, back in 5th grade. I just never told anyone, and kept it in my pocket.

A few weeks later, I heard of this kid in the news in the same school system bringing it to school, he turned himself in the the office because he didnt want to get into trouble. They suspended him for a week, and he got on the news.

I think that its better to hide it and lie about it than to tell someone, I guess thats how the school officials want it to be.
 
Probably best thing to teach kids that if it does happen to then that this is going to have to be one of those things to hide.


6th grade. Stayed quiet and took it home. I was one of those kids sadly, had I have been caught would have went away as they say. 99 or so when the school shootings and such were still fresh in everyone's mind.
 
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