Safety concerns were mounting on Friday after several weapons were found inside Boston schools Thursday, including a meat cleaver, two knives and a taser.
several weapons were found inside Boston schools Thursday, including a meat cleaver, two knives and a taser.
At the Condon School in South Boston, a middle school student was found with a knife, school officials said. In a letter sent home to parents, the school said no students or staff were injured.Get New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.School staff confiscated the knife, and the student could face disciplinary action.
“Sending them here it’s just, I’m always thinking of what’s going on while they’re here," Condon school parent Nisha Ware said."This isn’t the first incident this year so it’s nerve-racking.” Meanwhile, at the City on a Hill Charter School in Roxbury, Boston police said a 16-year-old girl was facing criminal charges, after she allegedly waived a meat cleaver, kitchen knife and a taser at another female student, following a fight in the girls bathroom.
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