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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock Ntw> SUJT Writer
School Board members got to test their ability to distinguish between real and fake guns at last week’s meeting.
Capt. Jeff Brown from the Sheriffs Office made a presentation on the Weapons In School Program (WISP) he will be bringing to the schools this year.
Students can be suspended or expelled from school for bringing in weapons. Capt. Brown said one thing he will be doing with even the youngest students is trying to convince them not to do so. The policy applies even to toy guns, and Capt. Brown brought in ample evidence to support this policy.
There were real guns made to look like toys and toy guns that look real. Even Hampton District representative Bryant Lee, who appeared to be the most knowledgable about weapons, was fooled by some of them.
Capt. Brown explained that the policy applies to a variety of other weapons, including knives, brass knuckles, and various items that can be thrown or can cause serious injury. He showed the board members some weapons he said he won’t show the students because they might induce students to try to acquire them. A number of novelty items concealed knives. V
He showed a video of a “student” being searched. There was quite a pile of weaponry around the student when the search was finished.
The program will go over the laws on concealed weapons, brandishing weapons, “possession” of weapons and school policy on weapons. “’I’m just holding it for my friend’ won’t cut it,’” he said.
Capt. Brown said the purpose is not to make children afraid of weapons but to make sure such things are not brought to school. He noted that the laws forbidding weapons in school also apply to school grounds including cars parked on school grounds, buses and other property
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