Florida Grandmother Allegedly Gave 8-Year-Old's Teacher Loaded Gun As End-Of-Year Present

The iconic apple for the teacher might be a tad outdated. But it would have been a nicer end-of-the-year gift than the gift one South Florida teacher received this week. The teacher was given a loaded .22-caliber handgun according to officials at a South Florida elementary school.

The alleged gift-giving incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, when the grandmother of an 8-year-old student met with her granddaughter’s teacher in the parking lot of Allamanda Elementary School in Palm Beach County.

The granny allegedly gave the teacher a package that was meant to be an end-of-year-gift from her granddaughter. The teacher did not open the package until she got home later that day, at which time, school officials say, she found assorted toiletries and a loaded .22-caliber handgun.

The teacher immediately notified the school district and police. When questioned about the gift, the grandmother allegedly claimed she was unaware of the fact that the gun was in the box.

In a press release about the incident, the Palm Beach County School District said, "at no time was the gun in the school nor did the student have possession of the gun, according to a preliminary investigation."

Officials have not identified any of the parties involved in the case. According to district spokesperson Nat Harrington, the investigation is ongoing.

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Comments

[kingjohn1956]

08:35 PM on 07/18/2011

If teach sat at her desk with that gun instead of a pointer you bet your tail the classroom will be quiet an somebody will learn something. Ha HA HA.

[cmfrtblebbw]

08:25 PM on 07/11/2011

What in the "h e double hockey sticks" is it with Florida?

[stopnlisten]

12:24 PM on 07/09/2011

I had to laugh. I keep seeing Granny on Beverly Hillbillies in my head!

[frstripp]

02:00 PM on 07/07/2011

Should have been a 44mag, some of these kids today are pretty darn big, and fl law say shot to
kill, if your life is theaten, go grandma

[0311SaltDog usmc]

02:57 PM on 06/25/2011

Old people are dangerous.. espcially elderly drivers.

[4everGG]

01:15 PM on 06/22/2011

I'm thinking Grandma just grabbed a box out of the closet and put the toiletries inside, not knowing that the box was somebody's hiding place for the gun.

The writing for this story, however, is simply horrible. These AOL stories are typically under-researched and written to play to the sensational and not the factual.

[Kiffanik]

03:47 PM on 06/07/2011

I'm concerned Granny says she didn't know the gun was in there which means there's a loaded weapon just floating around and no one knows where it is?

[Reazon]

12:57 PM on 06/03/2011

Someone tell me how the gun "accidently" end up in the box?

[Dan Danson]

06:00 AM on 06/03/2011

At least it didn’t come with the instructions, “Press against head, apply pressure to trigger.”

[Dan Danson]

06:16 AM on 06/05/2011

At least she found the gun in a present and not in the suggestion box.

[cmfrtblebbw]

08:26 PM on 07/11/2011

nice!

[BobSacomano]

06:27 PM on 06/02/2011

Florida.......nuff said.

[bibb]

06:27 PM on 06/02/2011

That teacher must have had a really rough class to need reinforcements like that!

[Dan Danson]

06:33 AM on 06/03/2011

Well, some kids just can't conjugate verbs.

[rigslip]

12:58 PM on 07/07/2011

8 year-olds aren't what they used to be. You gotta be tough with the little brats. :-)

[zorro869]

06:13 PM on 06/02/2011

Wait, what? This article bites. Was it a gift? A joke? A threat? Wtf. Is this normal in Florida?

Why is Florida such a cesspool of bizzare? Is it the humidity. What is wrong with people down there?

[lisakaz2]

06:10 PM on 06/02/2011

Is this grandma related to Casey Anthony?

[baomike]

06:09 PM on 06/02/2011

One adult gives another adult a gun. What is the problem? Assuming neither are convicted felons.

[IPredictARiot]

06:17 PM on 06/02/2011

The "loaded" part. Duh.

I could give you a grenade as a present, but if it had the pin pulled, you might think it worthy of calling the authorities.

[Reazon]

12:52 PM on 06/03/2011

The grandmother says she didn't know the gun was in the box. Question is, where did it come from.
What a bizarre story.

[TurnSeiki]

06:06 PM on 06/02/2011

What's the problem? The granny didn't do anything illegal. She gave someone a gun. Now, it can be said that it was rude. But, she didn't "sell" her the gun illegally. She "gave" a gift. It's not a crime to have a gun that is loaded. She didn't brandish the weapon. Quite the contrary, it was concealed.

You can't prosecute someone for openly giving (not stashing or planting) a present to someone. What if she's a NRA chairwoman at some point in her life? It wasn't a threat. It was a gift. If the teacher didn't like it, she should have taken it back to the granny and said "Thanks, but no thanks."

[Liberal L33t]

06:53 PM on 06/02/2011

Besides the fact that it violates numerous state and federal firearm laws? A loaded gun inside a box is a concealed weapon. Also, gift or not, firearms need to be transferred via legal process. Furthermore, the teacher was never informed that the box contained any sort of weapon. Need I go on?

[Counter Sniper]

03:14 AM on 06/03/2011

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

[njcioffi]

09:55 AM on 06/03/2011

She may have violated a concealed weapon law, depending on how Florida defines it. But she didn't violate any Federal laws. Please don't make stuff up.