A 13-year-old girl was arrested by a school resource officer at a Kansas middle school when she made a gun gesture with her fingers and pointed it at four classmates, officials said. The youth was hauled out of Westridge Middle School in Overland Park in handcuffs and slapped with a felony charge for threatening. School officials had reached out to police about the student using an online portal 'which allows for reporting of safety concerns,' cops said in a press release about the September 18 incident. A source who spoke with the Kansas City Star explained the student was in class when she was asked by another child, if she could kill 5 people, 'who would they be?'In response, the student made the gun gesture with her fingers, and pointed it at four classmates, before then turning the pretend firearm on herself, the source said. The gesture got the youth sent to Principal Jeremy McDonnell's office. The other youths involved also were spoken to, the Star reports. School officials reached out to police about the student from the Westridge Middle School (pictured above) using an online portal 'which allows for reporting of safety concerns,' cops said in a press release about the September 18 incident The youth was then questioned by Shawnee Mission school district officials and the school resource officer. 'The student, as well as another student, affirmed the actions which constituted the potential threat,' cops said in the release. 'The Police Officer, after interviews and consideration, arrested the juvenile and transported the student to an appropriate facility,' police said. The girl 'unlawfully and feloniously communicated a threat to commit violence, with the intent to place another, in fear, or with the intent to cause the evacuation, lockdown or disruption in regular, ongoing activities …' or created the risk of causing fear, according to Johnson County District Court documents. The finger gesture, similar to how children do the same when playing cops and robbers, got the youth sent to Principal Jeremy McDonnell's office. The other youths involved also were spoken to, the Star reports. McDonnell is pictured above.No additional details were provided about the child, due to her age. A school district spokesman said the decision to arrest the student was solely made by cops, and not school officials. 'We don't arrest students,' district spokesman, David A. Smith, told DailyMail.com. A hearing is scheduled in the juvenile division of the District Court of Johnson County next Tuesday, reports the Kansas City Star. The girl, however, is no longer in Kansas, and is now living in California, said her grandfather Jon Cavanaugh. 'I think this is something that probably could have been handled in the principal's office and got completely out of hand, Cavanaugh told the Star. The child has no access to handguns and did not intend to cause harm, he said. 'She was just mouthing off.' Cops pointed out that the Westridge Middle School (pictured abo
12 YEAR OLD CHILD CHARGED WITH FELONY
FOR POINTING "FINGER GUN" IN SCHOOL~
COULD FACE YEAR IN JUVENILE DETENTION
BY DAN LYMAN
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A 12-year-old girl was hauled from school in handcuffs and charged with a felony for allegedly pointing her fingers in the shape of a gun at classmates in Overland Park, Kansas.
The child was arrested on Sept. 18 after she, “unlawfully and feloniously communicated a threat to commit violence, with the intent to place another, in fear, or with the intent to cause the evacuation, lockdown or disruption in regular, ongoing activities,” according to court documents reviewed by the Kansas City Star.
While school officials and authorities have reportedly declined to discuss the case, citing privacy laws, a source familiar with the course of events shared them with the Star.
“The person said that during a class discussion, another student asked the girl, if she could kill five people in the class, who would they be? In response, the girl allegedly pointed her finger pistol — like the ones many children use playing cops and robbers,” the Star reports.
“Because of that gesture, The Star was told, the girl was sent to Principal Jeremy McDonnell’s office, and the other students involved were also talked to. The school resource officer recommended that she be arrested, the source said. She was detained by police and later released to her mother.”
The child is now reportedly living within California with her grandfather, Jon Cavanaugh, who says he is afraid for her future, as he has been advised she could face up to a year at a juvenile detention center if convicted.
“I think that this is something that probably could have been handled in the principal’s office and got completely out of hand,” Cavanaugh said. “She was just mouthing off.”
Cavanaugh says the child has no access to a real firearm and never intended to hurt anyone.
In 2013, a 7-year-old Baltimore boy made national headlines after he was suspended from school for allegedly chewing a pastry into the shape of a gun. A handful of similar incidents have played out since.
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