Girl Attacked at School with Box Cutter Speaks Out

Macon, GA
A Hutchings Career Center student is speaking out about violence in schools after being attacked with a box cutter.

Anesha Henderson, 16, was attacked by a classmate while on her way to class in September.

"Her and her friend said something, so I said 'okay whatever'. So the girl came behind me and hit me in the back of the head," Henderson said, "So when I turned around I hit her back. We started fighting and I didn't even feel when she cut me."

Both girls were suspended and Henderson's attacker was arrested. According to Bibb County schools, Henderson's attacker snuck the box cutter in by wrapping it up inside of money. Henderson said despite metal detectors and campus security, weapons still make it on campus.

"When people fight," Henderson said, "people bring guns and knives to school."

Since the incident, the school district has hired a new campus police chief. Russell Bentley took over in October. He's conducted several random searches on campuses to crack down on illegal activity in schools.

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Weaver Middle School Student Charged with Bringing Handgun to School

Bibb County, GA
Bibb County campus police found a small-caliber handgun in a 14-year-old male student’s shoe at Weaver Middle School on Wednesday afternoon, the latest in a string of incidents this week involving weapons or violence at Bibb schools.

Campus police officers received a tip from a student at another school that a Weaver seventh-grade student had a gun at the school, Deputy Campus Police Chief Stephanie Prater said Wednesday. Those officers conducted a search along with officers from Westside High School.

When they went to the student’s class, officers noticed one of his shoes wasn’t completely on and found the gun hidden in his shoe about 12:30 p.m. The gun was not loaded, Prater said, and the case is still under investigation.