He saved his classmates — and got expelled for it. In May 2025, 11-year-old Sakir Everett was sitting in class at Dwight Rich School of the Arts in Lansing, Michigan, when a classmate pulled out a loaded gun.
Most kids would have frozen. Sakir didn’t.
Using what he’d learned from family hunting trips, he disarmed the student, removed the magazine, and made sure the gun couldn’t fire. He got rid of the bullets and kept everyone safe — before anyone was hurt.
But instead of being praised, Sakir was expelled.
Michigan’s zero-tolerance law says anyone who “possesses” a weapon at school must be punished — even if they were trying to prevent tragedy.
His mother, Savitra McClurkin, was heartbroken. “He was punished for being brave,” she said. “He saved lives.”
The case sparked outrage and debate about whether our rules are teaching the wrong lesson — that doing the right thing can still get you in trouble.
Sakir says he’d do it all again. “I just wanted to keep everyone safe,” he told his mom.
Maybe that’s the real lesson — that courage isn’t about waiting for permission. It’s about acting when it matters most.
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