A.B. v. State

A.B. was found with a knife at his middle school and charged with possession of a weapon on school campus in violation of section 790.115(2)(a), which provides in part:

A person shall not possess any firearm, electric weapon or device, destructive *1242device, or other weapon, including a razor blade, box cutter, or knife, except as authorized in support of school-sanctioned activities, at a school-sponsored event or on the property of any school, school bus, or school bus stop.

He argues that the knife, which had a three and one-half inch blade, was not a knife within the meaning of this statute.…