ORLANDO, Florida - December 26, 2007 - The State Attorney's Office has decided not to prosecute a 10-year-old girl who brought a steak knife to school to cut her lunch. After a review of the child's school record, prosecutors determined charges should be dropped, Assistant State Attorney Ric Ridgway said today.

Teachers saw the child using a 4 1/2 inch kitchen knife to cut her steak at lunch on Dec. 13. They notified the Marion County Sheriff's Office and she was arrested on a felony weapons charge. She was also suspended from school for three days.

Investigators with the Department of Juvenile Justice then interviewed the child and looked at her clean school and behavioral record. They recommended that charges should be dropped and the State Attorney's Office agreed.

"She has an excellent school history, no disciplinary problems, good grades and nothing whatsoever to suggest she was a troubled child," Ridgway said.

Ed. Note: Why would you allow your children to spend one more day in public school/government indoctrination centers?  If you don't take your children out of public school NOW, then you are a bad parent!


Please call and voice your outrage at this abuse of official power.  How much more psychological and physical trauma will you allow your children to endure at the vicious hands of mindless bureaucrats?

Bill McCollum
Florida State Attorney General
850-414-3300

Ed Dean
Marion County Sheriff
352-732-8181