Parent frustrated after son expelled from school for taking gun away from fellow student

LANSING, Mich. (WILX/Gray News) - A Michigan mother says she is doing everything she can to get her son back in school after he was expelled for doing something she believes was heroic.

“I’m frustrated. I’m at my wits’ end. I don’t know what to do,” Savitra McClurkin said.

According to McClurkin, her son is being punished after disarming and disassembling a classmate’s gun at Dwight Rich School of the Arts.

He took the gun apart and threw away the bullets, but didn’t tell an adult until later.

McClurkin said she’s been trying to get in contact with the Lansing School District for quite some time since the discipline was handed down, but isn’t getting a response.

In search of answers, she made an appearance at Thursday night’s Lansing School Board meeting.

“He’s 11 years old. Seventh grade. Never been in trouble before,” McClurkin said.

The mother said her son was able to disarm and disassemble the gun because of his hunting background. She said that at the moment, her son was scared and thought he was helping the other students around him.

“It’s devastating because he’s a bright kid and all he wants to do is be a kid,” McClurkin said.

The Lansing School District declined to comment on the issue.

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