Parent-led booster club supporting an Arkansas school district that was the site of a 1998 shooting draws criticism for its plans to auction off an AR-15 rifle.
In 1999, Arkansas changed its law to allow prosecutors to charge juveniles under 14 as adults for capital murder and first-degree murder.
“I would hope that any school group or any school booster club in or around the Jonesboro area would be sensitive enough to what happened 20 years ago to not auction off a weapon to raise money,” said James Dunivan, who was Westside’s high school principal at the time of the shooting and is now superintendent of the nearby Nettleton School District.that she understands the criticism but says the district is filled with gun enthusiasts who support the fundraiser.
“We were looking for things that were new and exciting,” she said. “You can only buy so much cookie dough, cheesecake and wrapping paper. We were looking to be unique in our offerings the best we could.”“This is a parent group, and I have no control over that,” Gauntt said. “I have no control over these parents. They are an independent group with their own checking account.”
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