Four students expelled after knives found at school | Crime

WESSON, MS (WLBT) - Four Wesson Attendance Center students were expelled Thursday after they were reportedly caught with knives at the school.

The Wesson Police Department reports four students were caught passing knives around in class. The students range in age from 11 to 15 years old.

Police officials say the students were brought to the office, where they discovered the students in possession of four knives. Investigators also found an unidentified white substance.

The students were expelled and the Copiah County School Board will have to decide if they will return back to school this year.

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