THIS IS SAINT JOHN, THE APOSTLE SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA BEACH FAMILY ATTORNEY, TIM ANDERSON. AND YOU KNOW, WE TELL, TEACH OUR
CHILDREN SEE SOMETHING, SAY
SOMETHING, RIGHT? BUT THAT MEANS SEE SOMETHING,
SAY SOMETHING WHEN IT'S SAFE. RACHEL WIGAND IS THE 11 YEAR
OLD'S MOTHER. HE DOESN'T WANT RETALIATION OR,
OR PEOPLE TO, TO DISLIKE HIM. SO HE'S GOING TO DO IT
ANONYMOUSLY. BUT THAT REQUIRED HIS WAITING
UNTIL AFTER THE TESTING ABOUT
TWO HOURS. AND THEN HE TOLD THE SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL MOM TELLS US ABOUT
THAT. THANK YOU FOR REPORTING THIS. AND IN THE SAME BREATH SAID, BUT YOU'RE SUSPENDED BECAUSE IT
WASN'T QUICK ENOUGH AND GET
THIS. THE REPORTING STUDENT AND THE
STUDENT WITH THE AMMUNITION, GET THE SAME TWO DAY SUSPENSION. IF YOU PUNISH A CHILD FOR
REPORTING, THEY'RE JUST NOT
GOING TO REPORT ANYMORE. AND THAT MAKES THE SCHOOL MORE
DANGEROUS. WE DON'T WANT THAT.
SHE DOESN'T WANT THAT. I DON'T WANT THAT. NOBODY SHOULD
WANT THAT TED ON YOUR SIDE. WENT LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. UH, HELLO. HI, I'M ANDY FOX. I'M A REPORTER AND
I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE 11 YEAR
OLD WAS SUSPENDED. WHY WAS THE 11 YEAR OLD
SUSPENDED? THE SCHOOL'S ATTORNEY WROTE
ANDERSON, THE SCHOOL WILL NOT
REDUCE THE DISCIPLINE, BRING SAFETY ISSUES TO STAFF
IMMEDIATELY AND PLEASE CONFIRM PARENTS WILL SUPPORT THE
SCHOOL'S DECISION. DO YOU SUPPORT THE SCHOOL'S
DECISION? I DON'T, I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY HARSH AND
UNJUST AND THE MOST LUDICROUS DECISION TO
DO THAT TO, TO SUSPEND THE REPORTING PERSON. ANDERSON POINTS OUT THERE IS NO
POLICY IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK FOR FAILING TO
REPORT POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION. THERE'S NO PUNISHMENT IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU DON'T IMMEDIATELY REPORT
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THAT KID
WOULD HAVE JUMPED UP IN THE STANDARDIZED TEST AND
SAID THERE'S A BULLET IN THIS
KID'S BAG, IT WOULD HAVE LOCKED THE SCHOOL
DOWN. IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED CHAOS. AND ACCORDING TO MOM, WHAT HAPPENED HAS CHANGED THE
DYNAMIC OF THE CLASSROOM WHEN THE TWO STUDENTS IT'S
RETURN TO CLASS MONDAY, DID HE ULTIMATELY REQUESTED THAT
HE BE ALLOWED TO, TO, TO BE OUT OF
THAT DESK GROUP AND MOVE HIS
DESK OVER? THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION
YESTERDAY BETWEEN THE TWO. ACCORDING TO MY, MY SON, MESSAGE
FROM MOM TO SON. NOW I TOLD HIM TO HOLD HIS HEAD
UP HIGH. HE DID THE RIGHT THING.