In the Interest of Dave G.

STILWELL, Judge:

Dave G., a minor under the age of 17 years, appeals his conviction in family court for carrying a weapon on school property. We affirm. 1

Dave was a seventh grader at Robert Smalls Middle School at the time of his conviction. On March 7, 1995, Deputy Sheriff Christopher Jones of the Beaufort County Sheriffs Department confronted Dave at school and asked him if he was carrying a razor blade. Dave admitted he was, and the assistant principal took the razor from him. Deputy Jones described the weapon as a “single edged instrument used— about maybe an inch in diameter and an inch…