Bullied 11 year old arrested for threatening to shoot classmates

In California, an eleven year old boy has been arrested after police say he wished for a gun to get rid of students who allegedly bullied him. Police arrested Brenton Peraita of Yuba City, Calif., for allegedly making criminal threats against students he said abused and taunted him for months, sometimes calling him names like “homo” and “fag.” The boy, who was finger printed and issued a citation, also claimed the other students broke his glasses.

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“His reward for standing up for himself and saying, ‘I’m no longer going to be the victim,’ was a ride to the police department and a mug shot,” the boy’s father, Jose Peraita, said in an interview with the station.

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This bullying has gone on for many months, despite repeated complaints made by the family to school administrators. Why didn’t the school do something? Instead, they let it escalate. Now police didn’t find any gun, or weapon of any kind on the school premises. But authorities said Thursday that any alleged shooting threat on a school campus must be taken seriously.

“They’re very young. Absolutely,” said Shawna Pavey, spokeswoman for the Yuba City Police Department. “But the youth in this situation doesn’t negate that the threat to shoot other children was made on school campus.”

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Police said they also issued citations to three other students allegedly involved in the bullying incident.