In South Carolina, a ten-year-old girl is currently confronting criminal charges for allegedly expressing her desire to bring a gun to school with the intent of harming her fellow classmates.
From BBC:
Police in Georgetown County, located north of Charleston, later searched the child's home and found weapons secured in a safe.
The child was charged in a juvenile summons with student threats.
A similar incident was reported on the same day, Wednesday, at another school in the same county.
In a statement posted to Facebook, the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office said that the girl will face disciplinary action from the local school district for the incident.
The student is enrolled at Kensington Elementary School, which is located in the county seat of Georgetown. It is unclear if she had access to the weapons found at her home.
In a separate incident reported earlier in the same county earlier on Wednesday, police said that an 11-year-old girl at another elementary school was charged after threatening fellow students.
According to the sheriff's office, the girl reportedly "said she wanted to shoot up the school after an argument with a fellow student".
Investigators conducted a search of the child's home but found no weapons. The school continued to operate normally.
This is undeniably a contentious issue, and I'm certain there are those who will back the approach authorities are adopting in these cases, while others won't.
What's your take? Do you align with the way these threats from young children are being addressed? Share your thoughts in the comments!
