Miami-Dade high school reported that a 14 year old student brought a loaded weapon to school. The Police were called by a counselor at the School for Applied Technology, an alternative school after a student made a threat against another student.
After the students book bag had been searched by an officer that was called to the scene, a loaded 9 mm handgun was discovered. The teen was immediately arrested and charged with possession of a weapon on school grounds. He was then transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center.
This is not the first incident of possession of a weapon at the School for Applied Technology. There was an incident approximately four years prior involving the school's principal. He was arrested for threatening another teacher with a firearm on school property.
Florida Statute 790.115 states: A person shall not possess any firearm, electric weapon or device, or other weapon as defined in s. 790.001 (13), including a razor blade or box cutter, except authorized in support of school sanctioned activities, at a school-sponsored event or on the property of any school, school bus, or school bus stop.
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