Police arrest student who had machete in pickup truck
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Posted 7:19AM on Wednesday, May 1, 2002
FAYETTEVILLE - A Fayette County High School student was arrested Tuesday for taking a machete on school property. <br>
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Frank James Gelman Jr., 17, was arrested after a police officer working at the school noticed the machete in the back of Gelman's pickup truck. <br>
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Fayette County Board of Education's ``zero tolerance'' weapons policy bans anything that can reasonably be considered a weapon on school property, school officials said. <br>
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The teen's father, Frank Gelman Sr., said it's a misunderstanding. His son just started a landscaping business with friends to earn extra money and had worked late Monday. He said his son forgot the machete and a chain saw were still in his truck. <br>
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Gelman was suspended pending a disciplinary hearing in the next 10 days, a school official said.