Student jailed for bringing a knife to school

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Student jailed for bringing a knife to school

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A student at Sandy Creek High

School was arrested last Wednesday for possession of a weapon on school

grounds.

Derik Alan Dunlap, 17, was arrested by the Fayette County Sheriff's Department

Wednesday around lunchtime, according to jail records.

Wayne Robinson, the director of secondary school operations for Fayette

County Schools, said the sophomore had a box knife on his key chain. The

knife was not used in a threatening manner, he added.

The punishment handed down to Dunlap was a 10-day suspension pending the

results of a disciplinary tribunal hearing, which has been scheduled for

Wednesday, Sept. 20, Robinson said.

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