Student suspended from Phoenix School for possession of a handgun
Published: August 31, 2009
Updated: August 31, 2009
A Phoenix School student was suspended Monday after authorities found a non-functional .25-caliber handgun in his possession at Culpeper County High School’s annex building.
The Phoenix School provides alternative education for students with disabilities in Culpeper, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock counties.
The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. after another student alerted school personnel.
“The student was already in isolation from the rest of the student body because of his agitated behavior,” said Pearl Jamison, spokeswoman for Culpeper County Public Schools.
Jamison, deputy clerk for CCPS, said the student was not from Culpeper but did not specify in which county he lives. She also did not release the student’s age.
Corey Byers, spokeswoman for the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office, said deputies determined the gun could not be fired because a firing pin was missing.
The student was charged with possession of a weapon on school property and taken into custody.
This case is under investigation.
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I Agree the Kid should be kicked out…. Now lets see if the CCSO can handle this and find out were the gun game from boy that would be real sheriff work harder the writing traffic tickets.
Suspended? How about PERMANENT removal from the CCHS system. What happened to ZERO tolerance. If this kid comes back in my kids are going out.
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