Weapons

Your school or college has been sent a policy to support the school and parents on how to deal with weapons in schools.

This policy is to help stop young people from carrying knives and other offensive weapons. If you are thought to be, or suspected of, carrying an offensive weapon (take out comma) you may be searched. If you are found to be carrying one, or threaten to use or do use an offensive weapon at school/college, you will be permanently excluded.

There are three categories of offensive weapons:

'Made' could include a dagger or a gun;
'Adapted' could include a broken bottle; and
'Intended' for such use could include a rock or stone

If there are any changes to the policy or further guidance is received from the Department of Education and Skills, then this information will be updated.

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