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By Angela Williams
First Coast News
Created: 3/31/2008 9:56:26 PM
WAYCROSS, GA -- It's the type of news you don't expect to hear coming out of an elementary school.
Nine third grade students suspended at Center Elementary in Waycross for an alleged plot to attack their teacher.
"This plot was uncovered at the point that something dangerous was brought to the school," says Lt. Dwayne Caswell with Waycross Police.
Police say the students were hatching a plan to harm their teacher Friday morning. They even brought items from home to carry out the plan.
"They had a broken steak knife, a crystal paper weight, toy handcuffs, several items and tape and stuff," says Lt. Caswell.
Early Tuesday, the Waycross Police Department released photos of some of those items. They include the knife, handcuffs, and gloves.
Ware County School officials say a classmate told the principal about one of the students bringing a weapon to school. The discovery was later made that more students were in on the plot. The school says it’s a matter they are not taking lightly.
"Some might say 'They were young and in the third grade and how serious could it be?', but anytime our students' safety or our teachers' safety is compromised we obviously have to take that very seriously," says Theresa Martin with Ware County Schools.
The school district says all the students are suspended until further disciplinary action is decided.
"We continue to do what we always do which is work to make our students aware that this is not appropriate and we ask our parents to help us. The whole saying that it takes a village to raise a child is very appropriate at this time," says Martin.
Police say no criminal charges will be brought forth against the students.
The District Attorney is handling the case and students will most likely face juvenile charges of Unruly Child.
Coolio/sute_snoopy :
小三生攜刀回校謀襲教師
【明報專訊】美國 警方周二揭發一宗小學生企圖集體謀害老師的駭人案件，9名只有8至10歲大的小學三年生，竟攜帶多種武器，包括牛扒刀、手銬與膠帶等返回學校，密謀襲擊一名女教師，原因是她曾責
罵一名女生。警方指襲擊行動計劃周詳，若得逞「絕對有可能錯手殺死該名老師」。
這批學生在南喬治亞州韋克羅斯（Waycross）一間小學就讀。該校一名學童上周五向老師舉報，聲稱見到有女同學攜帶武器回校。教師們立即採取行動，對嫌疑學生進行問話和搜查，及時粉碎了他們的陰謀，並報警求助。
行動計劃周詳 報復教師責罵
韋克羅斯警長坦納爾說，這群學生中一名9歲女生曾因站在椅子上，被一名女老師責罵，心生不忿，遂與同學策劃報復。他們計劃先用手銬鎖起該名女教師，然後用膠布封住她的嘴，再用紙鎮重擊她的頭部，甚至打算用牛扒刀割她。坦納爾指出，這一報復行動是「嚴重威脅」。根據學生們的計劃，其中一名學生負責遮住窗戶，以免老師受襲時被外人發現，另一人則負責在事後清理現場。雖然坦納爾相信這群小學生並非存心要殺死老師，但他們卻絕對有可能錯手殺死她。他猜測，學生們可能受卡通片影響，以為老師被他們襲擊後，會像卡通人物般「安然無恙」。
學校處分9人 兩人被捕
由於涉案學生年齡太小，當局無法以成人標準審判他們，亦不太可能送他們到少年留所。但警方稱，由於案情嚴重，無法不受理案件。地方檢控官柯里透露，目前已有兩名學生被拘捕，當局還計劃拘捕第3人，他們將被控企圖傷人及攜帶武器回校等罪名。學校發言人馬丁透露，校方已向涉案的9名小學生進行紀律處分，包括長期停課。案中的襲擊對象，是一名快將退休的資深老師，專責教導有學習障礙、注意力缺陷障礙及過度活躍症等問題的學生。她向警方稱，涉案的學生都不是滋事分子。當局未明確交代涉案學生是否都屬出現學習障礙又或患有過度活躍症的學生。
Coolio: thx, sute_snoopy :)
