An 11-year-old Lansing boy is out of school after his family says he stopped what could have been a tragedy inside Dwight Rich School of the Arts.
According to reporting from WILX, the boy’s mother, Savitra McClurkin, says her son took a gun away from a classmate, disassembled it, and threw away the bullets. She says he didn’t immediately tell an adult because he was afraid, but when the situation came to light, the school district expelled him.
McClurkin says her son has never been in trouble before. She confronted the Lansing School District at a recent school board meeting, but says administrators have not responded to her calls for answers. WILX reports the district declined to comment on the case.
The family says no alternative education options have been offered. Instead, the 7th grader is now stuck in a non-accredited online program.
Parents and community members are outraged that a student who may have prevented violence is being punished rather than recognized.
