[Dewayne]

So, the message is to leave it there so the less honest and more thuggish kid can use it, rather than turn it in to a responsible adult that prevents the less honest and more thuggish kid from using it, which is why the honest, nice kid did what he did. So let's make sure he never does the right thing again where it concerns his school.

[JohnnyZ]

So, the message is to leave it there so the less honest and more thuggish kid can use it, rather than turn it in to a responsible adult

No, no one suggested that. The principal said he should inform a responsible adult of the gun before getting on the bus -- perhaps the bus driver, or as the boy said, his mother -- and not touch it. Do you want kids thinking it's okay to pick up guns and carry them around, stick 'em in their bag? Do you think most kids know about gun safety? No, they don't.