Student with blade suspended

Published 10:44 pm Monday, April 7, 2014

A 10-year-old student at Booker T. Washington Elementary School is accused of threatening another student with a blade from a handheld pencil sharpener on Friday.

City spokesman Tim Kelley said no one was harmed, and no charges were filed.

School division spokeswoman Bethanne Bradshaw said the student has been suspended pending an administrative hearing.

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