Legal Question in Education Law in Georgia

Hello, We have had an issue with one of our school principals (and the vice principal), and the BOE. Here is the short version of the story. Fri, Aug 14th, a middle school student brings a gun to school and shows it to other kids. That night the parents of one of the kids who saw it called the principal to tell them. The principal did nothing, no calls to the police, no searching of the kids locker, until monday morning, after the kid arrived inside the school (not sure if he rides the bus or is driven to school). The gun in question was reported stolen a couple months ago by the step father of the child. After the kid was in the school and taken to the office was when the police were called (as I personally confirmed with the arresting officer). I think that is when the BOE was notified, but am unsure about that. Due to the principal not calling the police on friday night, or saturday, or sunday for that matter, the student had plenty of opportunity to use the gun. I am the parent of a student at that school. Sept 1st a story appears in the local paper, link is below, with some info, but mainly on what happened to the kid, which is another debacle in itself. As of today, Monday the 7th, there still has been no notification from the school or the school board, it was successfully covered up until the article. My main question is, is there legal responsibility for the Principal of a Public School (Huntington Middle in Houston County) to notify the police on suspicion of a gun at the school? I have much more information if you need it, I have spoken to most of the players, there are many of us organizing currently to get answers from the BOE, which remains silent with the exception of the little piece on the TV story linked below.

Thank You,

Aaron Drake

Original article.

http://www.macon.com/news/local/community/houston-peach/article33272991.html

TV Report

http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/local/warner-robins/2015/09/03/parents-demand-gun-information/71665274/


Asked on 9/07/15, 5:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

First, you should not have put your personal information on the post so now the world can see via google. Otherwise, it is not clear what your real issue is as far as this forum? Yes, normally the police are informed and they were. Yes, something could have happened, but apparently nothing happened. You and others have an issue with the school board, and the usual remedy is to vote them out. Are you just looking for validation that someone should have called the police sooner?

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Answered on 9/08/15, 5:56 am


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