Personal Narrative: Weapon On School Ground

Incident #1: Weapon on School Grounds In the 6th grade, when I was 12 years old, I made the stupid decision of bringing a knife to school. No one knew what I had planned. On the school bus on the way to school, I showed a young lady I went to school and church with the knife, she was in 8th grade. 20 minutes into my first period a dean came and got and it wasn’t until I was in the resource officer’s office that I realized that the person I showed the knife to had told on me. I wrote an affidavit and had to stay in the school resource officer’s office until school was finished. Then the officer detained me at the school and my parents came and got me from the school. No one but the 8th grader I told and the resource officer saw the knife, I never pulled it out or used it. I made this stupid because I was being bullied by a male student in my grade and when I said something back to him he …show more content…
It was yet another stupid decision I made in a moment of adrenaline. During my time of expulsion, I went to PACE Center for Girls and it was a wonderful program that changed my life for the better. In conclusion in regards to both incidents, there were mistakes I made as a child. I have always been account for these mistakes and I have learned from them and ever since have been a law-abiding citizen with the exceptions of a couple speeding tickets. I hope that my transparency and honesty speak towards my character and integrity and also that my academic, personal, and professional experiences attest to the changes I have made in my life. I am not my mistakes, but they are a part who I am and have made me a better person in everywhere possible. I hope that I am accepted into this program an intern to make a difference in the lives of children who I have made mistakes