- October 10, 2024
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Last updated: 12:30 p.m. Oct. 27. Initial post: 10:05 a.m. Oct. 27.
A 14-year-old student pulled a knife after a fight at Indian Trails Middle School the morning of Oct. 27 and has been arrested, according to the Sheriff's Office.
A fight broke out between two girls at the school at about 7:45 a.m., and Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to help the school resource deputy break up the fight.
But after that fight ended, a 14-year-old boy pulled a knife from his backpack and raised it over his head "in a threatening manner towards other students present," according to a news release from the FCSO.
Deputies arrested him, and no one was injured.
“We have a zero-tolerance policy in Flagler County,” Sheriff Rick Staly said, according to the news release. “Bringing any weapon to school violates the zero-tolerance policy, and you will be arrested. I remind parents, again, to be the sheriff in your home and to teach your children that violence is never the right answer, and to be smart about their actions at school. If necessary, search your kids' backpacks when they leave for school. Do your part as a parent to teach your kids and help keep our schools safe.”
The 14-year-old is charged with Aggravated Assault and Exhibition of a Weapon on School Grounds.
Indian Trails sent out an automated phone message early Friday morning telling parents that one student had pulled a knife during a fight before school and was in custody, that no one was injured and that classes began on schedule.
Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore commended ITMS staff and deputies for responding quickly and preventing any injuries.
"It’s important for our students and families to understand that bringing any type of weapon onto one of our campuses will not be tolerated," she said, according to the FCSO news release. "Parents entrust us with providing a safe and secure learning environment, and that is a responsibility we do not take lightly. ... The majority of students who come to school every day make choices to abide by the rules. We will not let the actions of a few undermine the overall goal of educating our students.”
