Naperville junior high student faces weapon charge

A student at Naperville's Lincoln Junior High recently was arrested after staff members found a glove in his locker with scissor blades sewn into the knuckles.

The male student was charged with misdemeanor unlawful use of a weapon, Naperville police Cmdr. Mike Anders said.

A student at the school alerted staff about the weapon on March 3. School staff searched the boy's locker and found the glove as well as a knife, Anders said. They contacted police who investigated and arrested the student.

The boy was taken to the police department, processed and turned over to his parents.

"At no time did we have any information that indicates any students were in any type of harm," Anders said.

The charges against the boy pertain to the bladed glove, not the knife. Police would have had to prove intent to commit a crime in order to charge him in relation to the knife, Anders said.

He did not have information as to the size or type of knife.

Police plan to handle the incident with the parents instead of sending it to the juvenile court system.

Melanie Raczkiewicz, associate superintendent for operations in Naperville Unit District 203, would not comment on the situation because it is a disciplinary matter.

District 203 policies state the school board can expel a student for up to two years for violating its weapons policies.