Stun gun among weapons found in student's vehicle at FCHS

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Stun gun among weapons found in student's vehicle at FCHS

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A Fayette County

High School student has been suspended from school for 10 days after a

search of his vehicle on campus Thursday revealed several weapons.

But as of Tuesday

morning, no criminal charges had been filed against the 16-year-old juvenile,

according to police. Lt. Tom Kirkbride of the Fayetteville Police Department

originally said the school would determine whether to press charges, but

then he told The Citizen the matter "is still under investigation"

School spokesman

Melinda Berry-Dreisbach said Tuesday that FCHS Principal Charles Warr

was upset police hadn't filed charges against the student. The Police

Department made the final determination whether to file charges, not school

officials, Berry-Dreisbach said.

Kirkbride said

police found a stun gun, some knives and a box cutter in the vehicle.

The student's father claimed the weapons were his and the student was

unaware they were in the vehicle, Kirkbride added.

The student

received the standard 10-day suspension for violation of the school system's

weapons policy, Berry-Dreisbach said. A disciplinary tribunal will be

scheduled to hear information about the incident.

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