If you have a child that's troubled, hopefully somebody will pick up on it and get help. Marshfield Police Capt. Al Knight said there haven't been any shootings or guns found at the high school in the past, but students have been arrested in possession of knives. One male student several years ago allegedly went around telling kids he had a gun. After an investigation, it turned out the gun was just a replica.
Kids do strange things sometimes.
Knight said repeated student harassment often is the basis of weapons violence in schools. When we look into them, it greatly diminishes the chance of something happening down the road. Wright said there are always a variety of student cliques in high school that don't get along with others. Marshfield police conducted a rare locker sweep for drugs in March at the request of the principal, but don't check the school for weapons. Knight encourages school administrators and parents to report problems with kids.