Fourth Long Island student arrested for bringing weapon to school in past 2 weeks

This latest incident happened on Tuesday at Elmont Memorial High School where police say a switchblade knife was recovered from a student's backpack. The children are not safe. 18-year-old Davion Campbell was arrested Tuesday at Elmont Memorial High School after a switchblade knife was recovered in his backpack. No injuries were reported, but Campbell is charged with criminal possession of a weapon. The school district says not only is the incident being addressed with legal consequences, but also within their own code of conduct. It was not used to be like that. The schools were schools. Schools were not the place for the violence. There have been three other incidents like these at schools in the last two weeks. On Monday, a 15-year-old West Hempstead High School student was arrested for bringing a loaded gun to school. Last week, a 15-year-old was arrested after police say he stabbed a classmate with a kitchen knife during a fight at Sachem High School East. A 16-year-old was seriously injured, and days earlier, another student was arrested for bringing a gun, loaded magazine, and knife to Smithtown West. The community is calling for more security measures. It will deter, you know, the students from bringing weapons that are not supposed to be in school. Each of these school districts where these incidents have happened over the last few weeks say safety is the top priority in Elmont, Nassau County, Julia Rose, your news.