October 18, 2010 Pen explodes in Charlotte school www.privateofficer.com
Charlotte NC October 18 2010 A Charlotte-Mecklenburg student suffered minor injuries Monday morning when a pen exploded in his hands, a school spokeswoman said.
The incident led to authorities evacuating Turning Point Academy in north Charlotte while a bomb squad went through the building. There were no reports of other explosive devices being found.
LaTarzja Henry, a CMS spokeswoman, said a student at the school, in the 2300 block of West Sugar Creek Road, reached into his desk to get a pen. “When he took the top off the ink pen, it exploded,” Henry said. “The explosion sent shards of plastic into his hand.”
Henry said authorities found some sort of residue on the victim, but it is not clear if the material was an explosive.
“The bomb squad is trying to get an idea of exactly what caused the pen to explode,” she added.
The student was taken by Medic to Presbyterian Hospital-Huntersville with injuries that are described as “not life-threatening.”
Turning Point Academy houses middle and high school students who have experienced discipline problems in regular CMS settings. Turning Point offers a variety of counseling programs designed to help students return to their original schools.
Source:www.charlotteobserver.com
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