Hope High School Student Arrested for Bringing Machete With 14” Blade to School
Friday, January 27, 2023
A student at Hope High School in Providence was arrested after bringing a machete to school on Thursday.
It marks the latest incident involving weapons at Providence schools.
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About Incident
Providence Police were called to Hope High School shortly before 3 PM on Thursday for a report of a student with a knife.
According to school officials, a teacher had discovered an unattended backpack in the cafeteria shortly after lunch - that contained a machete with a 14-inch blade.
The machete was turned over to school officials; a student was identified and called to the principal’s office, where he admitted the machete was his and he brought it to school.
Police say the student was taken into custody without incident and turned over to Youth Services for charging.
Latest at Providence Schools
Last November, a student was arrested in the Hope High School parking lot following the latest pellet gun attacks on Providence's East Side.
In early December, the principal at Central High School was stabbed after a student brought a knife to school.
Weeks later, school officials at Central informed families of another knife incident on campus.
At the end of December, a fight at a Providence public charter school involving approximately 15 individuals — including adults — led to the arrest of four juveniles.
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