Primary pupil suspended for 'fork threat'

A PRIMARY pupil is understood to have been suspended after threatening a girl at his school with a fork.

It is believed the 11-year-old boy threatened the girl at a school in Musselburgh.

Details of the incident, believed to have involved a knife, were confirmed to the Evening News last night by council sources.

But a spokeswoman for East Lothian Council today said it had emerged the incident involved a fork.

The school cannot be named for legal reasons.

Musselburgh councillor John Caldwell said he had been made aware of an investigation.

He said: "It would be speculation on my part to make a judgement now. Any incident at any school is taken very seriously and investigated thoroughly."

Fellow local councillor Andy Forrest added: "Regardless of their ages it is always shocking and of great concern that young people are resorting to using weapons."

It is not known exactly when the incident happened and it is not believed the police have been involved in the case.

The mother of a P6 pupil at the school, who asked not to be named, said: "This is obviously concerning. We don't want to hear about these things at a young child's school. If someone has been suspended, that is at least a good start. Parents will want to know it is getting dealt with."

She added: "I am totally happy with the school, which has done really well – this is not something that happens every week."