The father of a four year old child who took a handgun to his kindergarten class at the Manumalo Baptist pre-school in Samoa has been charged.
The father, Junior Mosese, was charged with possession of an unlawful firearm.
The Samoa Observer reports the boy’s teacher was shocked when she noticed the student was pointing what she realized later was a handgun in her direction. The gun was not loaded, but it was understood to be in working condition.
Police Commissioner, Fuiavailili Egon Keil, said the firearm is now in the possession of Police, who confiscated the weapon after the incident occurred in May.
The Manumalo Principal, Tasi Fata, confirmed to the Samoa Observer that one of her students had brought a handgun to the school but she declined to comment further on the incident.
The Principal’s husband, who also works at the school, Reverend Pili Fata told the newspaper that a boy in the K-3 class had pointed the handgun at his teacher who initially did not believe it to be a real weapon.
The teacher initially told the boy to put away what she had presumed to be a toy.
But when the child took aim a second time, the teacher intervened and it was discovered the weapon was real, Rev. Fata said.
