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Menlo Park: Student, 13, arrested for alleged possession of gun

Original post made on Oct 26, 2017

A 13-year-old student at Willow Oaks Elementary School in Menlo Park was arrested a little before 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, after police found him off-campus in possession of an unloaded, concealed gun.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 3:02 PM

Comments

Posted by Clunge
a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows
on Oct 26, 2017 at 10:51 am

Well, at least there are some things in Menlo Park that haven't changed. Went to Willow Oaks in the late 60's-70's and this was not uncommon.


Posted by Kids and choices
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 26, 2017 at 11:54 am

Well, let's not destroy his life for making a poor choice. I have a 13 year old, and they make some great choices and some poor choices. 13 years old is a kid with an unformed brain. Please treat this person like a kid, not a criminal.

There's a lot of research in this area about how to handle in a way that doesn't increase the probability that the child will make more poor choices.