Thursday, May 20, 1999
Paint-ball gun brings boy's arrest
Kings student, 15, had device in school
BY MIRIAM SMITH
The Cincinnati Enquirer
A Kings High School freshman was arrested Wednesday morning and accused of bringing a paint-ball gun to school.
The 15-year-old boy was arrested by a Warren County sheriff's deputy after school officials discovered he had a paint-ball gun in his backpack.
The boy was taken to the Warren County Juvenile Detention Center and was charged with unruliness, according to the sheriff's office.
The boy has been suspended and recommended for expulsion as part of the district's zero-tolerance policy, said district spokeswoman Linda Oda.
The policy, instituted more than a year ago, calls for immediate suspension with the recommendation for expulsion for any student who makes violent threats or brings a weapon — real or toy — to school.
Officials aren't sure why he brought the gun to school. He reportedly told officials he wasn't going to use it at school.
The district sent home notes with all Kings Local students Wednesday, explaining the incident and reiterating the district's zero-tolerance policy.
“We notify our parents immediately when anything happens so they don't hear about it from anybody but us,” Mrs. Oda said.
The climate in high schools has changed, especially after a series of school violence nationally, officials said.
Capt. Gary Miller of the Warren County sheriff's office said the climate has changed with people been “put on alert” because of school shootings across the country. “With everything going on, people are taking it very seriously,” he said.
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