NEW ORLEANS -- A 13-year-old student can't believe he was shot with a BB gun at school by a classmate during class at the James Weldon Johnson Elementary School.
The boy's mother said her seventh-grader son, Exzavian Norman, and his friend were stuck by a pellet in science class on Wednesday, and she wants to know how the shooter got pass security with a BB gun.
"I think if I go return to school, they will shoot me," Norman said.
The boy said the shooter first struck his friend before turning the weapon to him.
"He said it's my turn to get shot, and I said, 'No, it's not.' I said, 'If you shoot me, I'm going to tell the teacher.' He put the gun under the table, and said, 'You're going to tell now,'" Norman said.
The boy said he thought the BB gun was a real gun, and he is still in shock.
"It hurts real badly. It put a hole in me and I was bleeding," Norman said.
The boy's mother, Aravia Morgan, said the pellet pierced her son's side, but he was too scared to tell the teacher.
"He was crying and saying, 'I don't want to be at school. I don't want to stay. I feel that they're going to do something to me because they say I'm a snitch, and if I go back there, I'm afraid they're going to shoot me again,'" Morgan said.
Morgan said she is holding the school responsible for her son's safety.
"Why did security did not find out that the child had a BB gun in his possession? If you have metal detectors, why are they not plugged up and working?" Morgan said.
Recovery School District school officials admit the metal detector on campus was broken, but said each student was searched by a security officer. Meanwhile, Norman's mother said she's looking at alternative schools for her son.
RSD said the students involved in the incident were recommended for expulsion and the student who brought the gun to school was taken into police custody.
School officials said hand wands are being used by security officers until the metal detector can be replaced.
The boy's mother said her seventh-grader son, Exzavian Norman, and his friend were stuck by a pellet in science class on Wednesday, and she wants to know how the shooter got pass security with a BB gun.
"I think if I go return to school, they will shoot me," Norman said.
The boy said the shooter first struck his friend before turning the weapon to him.
"He said it's my turn to get shot, and I said, 'No, it's not.' I said, 'If you shoot me, I'm going to tell the teacher.' He put the gun under the table, and said, 'You're going to tell now,'" Norman said.
The boy said he thought the BB gun was a real gun, and he is still in shock.
"It hurts real badly. It put a hole in me and I was bleeding," Norman said.
The boy's mother, Aravia Morgan, said the pellet pierced her son's side, but he was too scared to tell the teacher.
"He was crying and saying, 'I don't want to be at school. I don't want to stay. I feel that they're going to do something to me because they say I'm a snitch, and if I go back there, I'm afraid they're going to shoot me again,'" Morgan said.
Morgan said she is holding the school responsible for her son's safety.
"Why did security did not find out that the child had a BB gun in his possession? If you have metal detectors, why are they not plugged up and working?" Morgan said.
Recovery School District school officials admit the metal detector on campus was broken, but said each student was searched by a security officer. Meanwhile, Norman's mother said she's looking at alternative schools for her son.
RSD said the students involved in the incident were recommended for expulsion and the student who brought the gun to school was taken into police custody.
School officials said hand wands are being used by security officers until the metal detector can be replaced.