By Matt Wiley,
Giving a whole new meaning to the phrase “having a trick up his sleeve,” a Wesley Chapel High (WCH) student has been arrested for allegedly concealing a machete in his pant-leg.
According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), a 16-year-old student was arrested on November 4 for showing other students a 2.5-ft.-long machete that he was carrying on the inside of his pants.
The PCSO report states that the student pulled up his pants, showed the blade to other students and asked, “Now you want to mess with me?” The student then left the campus, which triggered a modified lockdown of not only WCH, but also Wesley Chapel Elementary and Thomas E. Weightman Middle School, which also are located on the same Wells Rd. campus.
The student was arrested at his home in the nearby Bridgewater community and charged with possession of a weapon on school campus and disruption of a school function.
Pasco County School District (PCSD) spokesperson Linda Cobbe says that in situations in which a student brings a weapon to school, the punishment that follows usually is suspension and a recommendation for expulsion. She notes that it doesn’t seem as though the incident was a result of bullying.
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