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UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) - A child who brought a realistic replica of a gun to school told a teacher she needed it "for protection," police said. Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said the third-grader took the authentic-looking replica of a German Luger pistol, which she apparently thought was real, with her Monday because she knew her older brother would not be able to walk her home from the bus stop that day. Children told a teacher about the gun, leading to police being called.
"Who knows what goes through the mind of an 8-year-old?" Chitwood said Tuesday. "The good thing was that at least the other kids came forward and told the teacher about it."
The girl's parents did not know that she had taken the replica from their attic, Chitwood said. He said the girl will be suspended for 10 days and could be expelled from her suburban Philadelphia school, but will not be charged with a crime.
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