In the ‘70’s, on a school field trip to Philadelphia, I bought a promotional 2” bowie knife with the 76ers logo on it. Probably couldn’t have stabbed butter with that Taiwanese blade, but neither did I get in trouble.
Now, my youngest son loves knives. But he knows better than to take one to his Christian school. Girl got in trouble there for bringing a butter knife in with her lunch.
Not sure how much trouble. Probably “don’t ever bring that here again” rather than national spotlight for being expelled, but she’s still used as an example for the rest.
Perhaps, as a Christian school, they would be amenable to reason. Indoctrinating the young with the idea that the carry of knives is unacceptable is a bad idea.
They could promote responsibility by having a class similar to the Boy Scouts, and allowing those who took it to carry knives.
Just a thought.