Boy who threatened to kill 14 students allowed to return to my son's school.

[RiffRandell]

According to a Gwinnett Schools Police report, a 13-year-old boy threatened to kill 14 students with a knife on Nov. 12. The Buford mother says the boy called her son by name when he made the threat.

"The kid came into class and…he pointed to all the children and said that he was going to kill them, and he said that he had a knife and it was in his lunch box," Martin.

School officials confirmed on Tuesday that disciplinary actions were taken against the student before he was allowed to return to school. Authorities say the student's schedule was changed to ensure he was not in class with Martin's son.

However, Martin says her son saw the boy who made the threats for the first time last week. She says the boy stared at her son in a menacing way and she fears there is nothing to stop the student who, according to the police report, has a developmental disorder from doing something dangerous.

More: http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/20652764/gwinnett-mom-says-threatening-student-allowed-to-return-to-class#.UQF-ESu4vx4.gmail

I missed this as the "Ferrari" virus ran rampant through my household this week, but received an email from another mother that I know. Just got off the phone with my mother-in-law who was a child psychologist and she said the child should be home schooled and said I should join (or start) a protest. I placed some calls and waiting to hear back to get more info on the situation.

[Bay Boy]

1. Developementally challenged students deserve

a public eduacation too but how do you balance this with the safety all the rest of the students?

[HockeyMom]

6. Alternative School

Does the disstrict have this? It is not specifically for developmentally disabled, but for kids who have extreme behavior problems. It is still public school, but with smaller classes, ABS, etc. These kids receive services that would not be available in most regular public schools.

[liberal_at_heart]

10. some cities have alternative schools specifically for developmentally disabled kids with behavioral

problems. I have looked into private school for my autistic son because he is failing math and science and have come across a couple of schools specifically for developmentally disabled kids with behavioral problems. I can't remember if they were public or private but if it is private and it is necessary the school district could pay for it. I agree with another poster that more needs to be known before a formal protest is launched. If there was bullying involved then the school also needs to deal with the bullies as well.

[HockeyMom]

13. Medicaid will pay for private schools for Autism

Parents income is not a consideration.

[lunatica]

2. Bad situation, but good that it's getting attention

Before Newtown this would have never made the news.

[2pooped2pop]

3. was he being bullied when he made the threats?

I have not followed the story. What prompted the whole thing? If it was bullying or teasing, then maybe the kids that did it need to be home schooled instead of this one. One (especially a child) can only take so much before lashing out. Did he actually have the knife or just making hollow threats? Kids with developmental issues get picked on a lot.

I am not familiar with the case at all.

[RiffRandell]

5. Not that I'm aware of.

They found a pocket knife. I really don't know much and asked my son about it this morning and he said he did hear that a kid brought a knife to school.

[MannyGoldstein]

4. Does the child have a history of violence?

It may be that the child is actually dangerous, but it could also be that the child is just doing incredibly stupid things because he saw it on TV, etc. or is very frustrated about school or something else and is trying to draw attention to his frustration.

Of course, even if it's just stupidity, it's still very scary to the people who were threatened and that needs to be dealt with.

Very tricky situations - good luck!

[RiffRandell]

8. I honestly don't know that much about the situation.

I am by no means a "helicopter" parent but I'm obviously very concerned.

[geomon666]

7. Before you start protesting and what not.

You should probably contact the school about it and see what they have to say.

[RiffRandell]

9. I agree with you.

I'm not making any rash decisions and appreciate everyone's input. I doubt the school can reveal too much so I'm waiting to hear from other people as well, although they may not have the whole truth of what exactly is going on.

[HappyMe]

12. This is the best advice.

The school administration will have the whole story. It's best to proceed with solid info and not hearsay.

[Indydem]

11. When I was in High School...

A developmentally disabled boy was in my class. He was an outsider and a loner because of his disability. He had only one friend that I know of. I was never mean to him, but I never made an effort to befriend him either.

For years, he had a "hit list" that he would "joke" about. Kids who knew him knew that it was just a joke and whoever gave him a hard time in any given day would be on the hit list.

He never showed any signs of violence, and to my knowledge, or the knowledge of anyone else at school, he did not have any guns in his home.

After Columbine, he was barred from attending his own graduation.

It is to my eternal shame that I did not stand up for him and tell the administration to go to hell. The parents who were afraid didn't know this kid, and were just cowards, afraid of the world.

If this kid shows actual signs of violence, then get him some counseling. Otherwise, recognize that kids say things out of frustration and get over it.