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Handgun At Traip Academy

Our children deserve our protection, especially when we can’t be with them. School is one place where we would like to believe that they will remain safe and under close supervision. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. While entrusting them to the right officials at school is fine, it doesn’t take into consideration the other students. It’s impossible to determine what type of dangerous acts other children are capable of committing.

One unnerving example of just how easily things can escalate out of control is the recent incident involving a teen who brought a handgun to his Kittery school, Traip Academy.

According to police reports, the boy, a 14-year-old freshman, was discovered showing the gun to other students. Reports state that the gun was unloaded and was never used in a threatening manner to anyone. Still, considering the history of school shootings across the country in recent years, as well as the severe nature of the act, the threat was taken very seriously.

Although police received the call at around 7 AM on Tuesday, the school was not officially notified until a concerned parent contacted them about the incident on Wednesday night after school had been released for the day.

Investigators from the Kittery Police Department were then assigned to work alongside school officials in order to verify whether or not the incident actually occurred. It was later verified that the student did, in fact, bring the weapon to school.

The student was charged with a criminal offense, possessing a firearm on school property, which will be handled in the Juvenile Court System. Since the boy is a minor, police are not at liberty to release his name.

A 90-minute disciplinary hearing was later held. On the following Monday, the Kittery School Committee voted unanimously to expel the boy for the incident. Members of the School Committee have hinted that conducting a public forum on gun ownership would be a good idea.

According to school records, the boy is no longer a student at Traip Academy. The school district has also admitted that they are no longer responsible for his education.

Even though this incident fortunately turned out to simply be a case of bad judgment, that might not always be the case. Anytime your child attends school, they are still subjected to the actions of other students. When those actions threaten the safety of your child, you have to be in a position to protect them at whatever the cost.

If your child has been threatened or injured at the hands of another student while at school, you have the right to seek protection from the law. Compensation for physical injuries, as well as emotional ones, is acceptable and just. Making sure that you are given access to these entitlements is something that an attorney can help you obtain.

An attorney will keep your family’s best interest at heart and get you what you deserve so that your child does not have to suffer needlessly. Having an experienced attorney on your side will help you to get over the incident and allow you become better equipped to put the past behind you.