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An 11-year-old student was arrested Thursday after he allegedly brought a knife to a Lehigh Acres Middle School.
Around 1:20 p.m. the school resource officer responded after a school administrator discovered the knife in the boy’s backpack, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
The school’s dean searched the 11-year-old’s backpack after other students reported he may have a weapon, the dean told deputies.
Investigators said the weapon appeared to be a Cuisinart serrated kitchen knife nearly 10 inches long.
Deputies arrested 6th-grader for the incident. The 11-year-old is facing a felony charge of Possession of a Weapon.
The student was taken to the Lee County Juvenile Assessment Center. Deputies notified the student’s mother by phone.