Students who brought knives to school were identified in Tashkent and Qoqon

On March 11 of this year, in the Fergana region and Tashkent city, National Guard officers detected two cases involving students carrying knives in school. This information was provided by the press service of the National Guard.

The first incident occurred in the city of Qoqon. At 1:50 p.m., a young man attempting to enter school No. 35 was intercepted by a school guard. Upon questioning, he claimed not to attend the school and couldn't justify his presence there. The National Guard's rapid response team intervened, handing the young man over to the local law enforcement's preventive inspector. He was identified as a college student born in 2007. During a search, a kitchen knife was found in his possession.

The second occurrence took place at school No. 275 in the Mirzo Ulugbek district of Tashkent city around 6:20 p.m. Tenth-grade students U.I. and T.A. displayed a knife from a sports bag to their classmates in the changing room before a physical education lesson. The knife was confiscated by the head of the fourth class and handed over to the National Guard.

The parents of students U.I. and T.A. were summoned to the school, where they underwent a preventive interview with the Mirzo Ulugbek district's preventive inspector I.I.B. and the school principal. The teenagers' knife was confiscated, and their parents were issued a citation under Article 47 of the Republic of Uzbekistan's Code of Administrative Responsibility for neglecting their parental duties regarding their children's upbringing and education.

It's worth noting that on March 12, a scuffle broke out at School 200 in the Chilonzor district of Tashkent city instigated by the father of a student with a history of chronic truancy.