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JACKSONVILLE — Police say they arrested a 15-year-old boy who brought a gun to a Jacksonville middle school.
A police report says the teen resisted arrest, and officers shot him with a Taser stun gun. The teen had been arrested previously for carrying an illegal firearm. Officers also found crack cocaine in his possession.
The school's resource officer learned about the gun from an anonymous tip and contacted police.
A school spokeswoman says Duval County middle and high schools don't have metal detectors, but students are subject to random checks of their belongings and cars.
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Information from: The Florida Times-Union, http://www.jacksonville.com
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Why is a 15-year-old in middle school?
#1 Posted by mothernature on August 28, 2008 at 9:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)
He's 15 and still in Middle School??? What the? Kick him out of school and send him to jail for at least 25 years. If at 15 he doesn't know what's right or wrong, then he needs at least 25 years to learn.
#2 Posted by ryersongirl on August 28, 2008 at 9:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)
That's it Rockford...Or perhaps his mother is threatening to not get him any more "designer shampoo" and, instead, purchase it at the Dollar Store!...
#3 Posted by PHATFROG on August 28, 2008 at 11:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
#2 Posted by cabbagepalm
**QUOTE**
I can't believe it. Not my son."
**END**
But once they accept it, the new excuse is...
"The system has let him down, it's not our fault, it takes a village to raise my child."
#4 Posted by TiredoftheBS on August 28, 2008 at 11:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
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