Knife crime: ‘How can I exclude a child from school if his parent gave him the weapon?’

I don’t need a knife arch. What I need is people who can help, instead of funding cuts, a headteacher writes

Last year a boy aged 11 brought a knife into my school. He was a very vulnerable boy in year 7, with special needs and a reading age of about six. In his bag, we found this knife – a potato peeler, really, the sort you’d find in any kitchen drawer. He said he was carrying it as protection.

What would you do?

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