Cliven Bundy Offspring Boycott School When Told They Can’t Bring Knives

FILE - In this April 24, 2014, file photo, rancher Cliven Bundy speaks at a news conference near Bunkerville, Nev. U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials say they agree with a Nevada sheriff's position that rancher... FILE - In this April 24, 2014, file photo, rancher Cliven Bundy speaks at a news conference near Bunkerville, Nev. U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials say they agree with a Nevada sheriff's position that rancher Bundy must be held accountable for his role in an April standoff between his supporters and the federal agency. Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie said Bundy crossed the line when he allowed states' rights supporters, including self-proclaimed militia members, onto his property to aim guns at police. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John Locher, File) MORE LESS
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The son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy pulled his five children out of Clark County, Nev. schools on Thursday after getting into a disagreement with administrators over the ability to carry pocketknives at school.

The five students are the grandchildren of Cliven Bundy, a rancher who has previously engaged in armed clashes with the U.S. government over the use of federal land. The incident that sparked the removal involved Bundy’s 15-year-old granddaughter whose school refused to allow her to bring a pocketknife to school, according to television station KSNV.

Her father, Ryan Bundy, disagreed with the school’s labeling of the knife as a weapon and, per KSNV, said he has inculcated in his children the need to always carry a knife. His children affirmed his stance, saying that they utilize knives for chores but don’t wield them as weapons.

“They’re trying to make my child a criminal – and any other child a criminal – for simply having something, and that is not right,” Bundy said.

Bundy said he hopes the administration will allow the pocketknives on campus so that the issue can be resolved, a sentiment his daughter echoes.

“I hope that somehow (sic) figures this out because I still would like to go to this school,” she said. “I really don’t want to be homeschooled.”

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