Rubber Band Sends Seventh-Grader to Juvenile Hall

A 13-year-old boy at Centennial Middle School in Miami-Dade County was charged with weapons possession after police discovered he brought a rubber-band shooter onto school grounds. "Even though it's plastic, it has a trigger mechanism and it can fire," said Miami-Dade Schools Police spokesman Edward Torrens. "It fits the criteria for a weapon."

Torrens then unveiled Miami-Dade Schools' list of new restrictions regarding what will be considered a weapon at school. The list includes spitballs, pencils, G.I. Joe action figures, and plastic spoon-fork hybrids called "sporks." Torrens added, "If anyone is caught bringing one of these items to school, it's an automatic suspension. We're serious. These things could poke someone's eye out."