On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, a Choctawhatchee High School student was charged with possession of a weapon on school property after he was found in possession of a knife in his classroom.
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An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer retrieved it from the 16-year-old’s front left pocket after he admitted to a school official that he had it on his person, according to the OCSO.
- The teen also admitted to opening the knife in class, extending the blade, and using it to cut paper.
“The OCSO wants to remind all students that possession of a weapon on school grounds is a third degree felony,” wrote the Sheriff’s Office in a press release.