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A Michigan mother is seeking justice after her 11-year-old son was expelled from school after he took a gun away from a classmate, an act she believes was heroic, not criminal, per WILX .
Savitra McClurkin said her son was expelled from Dwight Rich School of Arts in May after school officials learned he had handled a firearm brought to campus by another student.
“I’m frustrated. I’m at my wits’ end. I don’t know what to do,” McClurkin said.
McClurkin said her son noticed his classmate had a gun and used his knowledge from hunting to disarm and dissamble the weapon. The 11-year-old discarded the bullets to keep his peers safe.
“He didn’t want to implicate himself in it, nor did he want to tell on the person that actually brought the firearm,” McClurkin said. “Because he