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# Student may be expelled for taking BB gun to JAMS
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/student-may-be-expelled-for-taking-bb-gun-to-jams/
- Published: 2005-03-03T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T06:11:15.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Pico, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

PICO NEIGHBORHOOD — A student at John Adams Middle School was suspended Wednesday after he was caught with a BB gun on campus.

At about 12:20 p.m., school staffers discovered the youth had a weapon, police said. After the gun was seized by administrators, it was discovered inoperable.

“It was clearly unusable,” said Schools Superintendent John Deasy.

Santa Monica Police Lt. Frank Fabrega added that no threats were made by the student. The student has not been identified because he’s a minor.

The school district has a zero tolerance weapons policy on campus, Deasy said. If they are found in possession of a weapon, students are immediately suspended. A panel then reviews a recommendation for mandatory expulsion, which will be done as a result of Wednesday's incident.

“He made a very bad mistake,” Deasy said. great stuff at bargain prices, and support Topanga Elementary School all at the same time. The drinks and food will be festive and laid back, island-style, and world renowned reggae band, Urban Dread will be laying down the reggae, calypso, and salsa grooves. Attire is whatever feels good to you, or you can follow the lead of event organizer Marilyn Samorski, who will be wearing a grass skirt and a couple of coconut shells.

The event is on Saturday, March 5 from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Community House, 1440 N Topanga Canyon Blvd. Advance-purchase tickets are $45 and will be available at school, located at 141 N. Topanga Canyon, at 2:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Feb. 15\. Tickets at the door will be $50\. Items up for bid this year include a Napa Valley wine tour for two. Last year the bidding for a prime parking space at school got so intense that this year that privilege will be auctioned off live, with a beefed up security detail. Last year the silent auction raised about $27,000\. High schoolers delve into previous generation

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 3, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/030305.pdf?ref=smdp.com)