Desertdog
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At least the schol authorities didn't go bonkers whan they found the gun. This was in New Hampshire and I guess they are familier with guns. Chances are he will never be legally able to own a firearm again.
Boy with gun in school not considered a threat
By KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
Union Leader Staff
http://www.unionleader.com/article....rticleId=7e389b36-9ade-4736-8c28-499efb43bd37
The student who allegedly brought a fully loaded handgun to a Wolfeboro high school Wednesday is described as a “quiet kind of kid” who apparently feared someone outside school and did not intend to harm any teachers, students or staff, police said yesterday.
Stephen Ballard, 17, was removed from class about 10 a.m. and escorted to the Kingswood Regional High School principal’s office where he voluntarily surrendered the eight-round revolver he had in his jacket pocket, police said.
No shots were fired and classes were not disrupted.
“I don’t think he was intending to harm anyone in the building — no faculty member, staff member or student. He had issues with someone after school,” Wolfeboro Police Lt. Stuart M. Chase said.
“I think generally he was in fear. I wouldn’t have considered him an aggressor here. But I can’t get into the kid’s head,” Chase added.
Ballard, an upperclassman who lives on Spruce Lane in Center Ossipee, faces criminal charges and possible expulsion from school.
He was being held in Carroll County jail on $5,000 bail yesterday.
Ballard allegedly took the Smith & Wesson .22-caliber revolver from a “family member’s house” without their knowledge, Chase said.
Police charged Ballard with disorderly conduct and carrying a firearm without a license, both Class A misdemeanors. He was arraigned in Ossipee district court Wednesday, where a judge entered a not guilty plea and continued the case to May 12.
School staff learned Ballard allegedly was armed when a student tipped off a teacher, Chase said.
“We have a student here that made a mistake,” said John B. Robertson, superintendent of Governor Wentworth Regional School District. “The student was extremely cooperative — and certainly remorseful,” Robertson added. He said the student had never been brought to his attention before for disciplinary problems.
Robertson said a letter detailing the incident was sent home to parents that day. Kingswood Regional High School is on South Main Street in Wolfeboro and enrolls nearly 1,000 students from Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro, Ossipee, Brookfield, Effingham and New Durham.
Ballard is a “quiet kind of kid” who recently enrolled in the school system, Chase said.
“He wasn’t really well known either by faculty or students, so I can’t really speculate as to what his thoughts were,” Chase said.
State law forbids weapons on school grounds, Robertson said. The penalty is expulsion. The school board will hold a hearing to determine if Ballard should be expelled, Robertson said.
Boy with gun in school not considered a threat
By KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
Union Leader Staff
http://www.unionleader.com/article....rticleId=7e389b36-9ade-4736-8c28-499efb43bd37
The student who allegedly brought a fully loaded handgun to a Wolfeboro high school Wednesday is described as a “quiet kind of kid” who apparently feared someone outside school and did not intend to harm any teachers, students or staff, police said yesterday.
Stephen Ballard, 17, was removed from class about 10 a.m. and escorted to the Kingswood Regional High School principal’s office where he voluntarily surrendered the eight-round revolver he had in his jacket pocket, police said.
No shots were fired and classes were not disrupted.
“I don’t think he was intending to harm anyone in the building — no faculty member, staff member or student. He had issues with someone after school,” Wolfeboro Police Lt. Stuart M. Chase said.
“I think generally he was in fear. I wouldn’t have considered him an aggressor here. But I can’t get into the kid’s head,” Chase added.
Ballard, an upperclassman who lives on Spruce Lane in Center Ossipee, faces criminal charges and possible expulsion from school.
He was being held in Carroll County jail on $5,000 bail yesterday.
Ballard allegedly took the Smith & Wesson .22-caliber revolver from a “family member’s house” without their knowledge, Chase said.
Police charged Ballard with disorderly conduct and carrying a firearm without a license, both Class A misdemeanors. He was arraigned in Ossipee district court Wednesday, where a judge entered a not guilty plea and continued the case to May 12.
School staff learned Ballard allegedly was armed when a student tipped off a teacher, Chase said.
“We have a student here that made a mistake,” said John B. Robertson, superintendent of Governor Wentworth Regional School District. “The student was extremely cooperative — and certainly remorseful,” Robertson added. He said the student had never been brought to his attention before for disciplinary problems.
Robertson said a letter detailing the incident was sent home to parents that day. Kingswood Regional High School is on South Main Street in Wolfeboro and enrolls nearly 1,000 students from Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro, Ossipee, Brookfield, Effingham and New Durham.
Ballard is a “quiet kind of kid” who recently enrolled in the school system, Chase said.
“He wasn’t really well known either by faculty or students, so I can’t really speculate as to what his thoughts were,” Chase said.
State law forbids weapons on school grounds, Robertson said. The penalty is expulsion. The school board will hold a hearing to determine if Ballard should be expelled, Robertson said.
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