On the morning of Aug. 29, there was a pellet gun hidden in the backpack of an elementary school student. Staff members at Deerfield Elementary School handled the matter as quickly and quietly as possible.
The child, whose name has not and will not be disclosed because of certain privacy policies, told and showed his friends about the gun. The other children reported it to authorities.
So how much care is taken with ensuring our kids are safe. It may have been a pellet gun, but if a child can get their hands on that, who’s to say they can’t access a real one?
The parents blame the schools, not taking enough precautions.
The school systems blame the parents, not concealing their weapons well enough.
A more recent incident in Warren County resulted in one student being held for a mental evaluation.
The student reportedly threatened to bring a gun to school. It was quite worrisome whenever the administration discovered a notebook deep in his book bag.
The notebook wasn’t used for taking notes, it was used to take names.
If you’ve ever seen the popular anime series, Death Note, you’re already familiar with how the notebook works.
When someone obtains the book, they receive a powerful spirit that can kill anyone of the master’s choice as long as the writer is imagining the person’s face while writing their name.
Of course, the book is just a cartoon, but the student made his own copy of “Death Note” and wrote three students’ names inside.
These incidents need to be discussed so parents, faculty, and friends know what to look out for and what to do in times like this. Violence is all too popular in the newer generations, and our community needs to understand in order to find ways to solve the problems.