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PHOTOS | Teen suspended after reporting knife at school
Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, January 9th, 2012, 12:34pm
Jack Persyn
The 13-year-old Lanier Middle School student was suspended for four days after telling a teacher that he found a knife in his new schoolbag.
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Bill and Angie Persyn
Jack's parents, who are shocked that he was suspending for doing the right thing.
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Jack's schoolbag
Jack's aunt bought the bag for him at a yard sale; she didn't know there was a knife inside.
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Jack's schoolbag
Jack found the inch-and-a-half-long knife while he was in a chess club meeting.
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"Accidentally"
A written report acknowledges that Jack didn't know there was a knife in his bag.
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"Immediately self reported"
Jack told his teacher about the knife as soon as he found it.
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Jorge Quintana
The Gwinnett County Public Schools spokesman said the district needed to suspend Jack for four days because of the system's zero tolerance rule.
Jerry Carnes | 11Alive News

BUFORD, Ga. -- A Gwinnett County family is baffled that their teenager was disciplined after he reported to his teacher that he accidentally brought a small pocket knife to school.

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