TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A Rickards High School ninth-grader was taken into custody on Wednesday for possessing a utility knife on the school’s campus, according to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office.
A school resource deputy reported to authorities that a student had a knife on campus, per LCSO. The 14-year-old was located and a black utility knife was found in their front pocket during a search by school administrators.
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LCSO said the knife was a multi-tool black utility knife with a 4.3-inch stainless steel folding blade. The student reportedly told administrators that their parents gave it to them.
The student was taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center and charged with possession of a weapon on school property, according to the sheriff’s office.
LCSO reminded parents that weapons are “strictly prohibited.”
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