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The Independent
17-05-2025
- The Independent
Primary school evacuated after student brings in a grenade for show and tell
A primary school in Derbyshire has had to be evacuated after a student brought a grenade in for a World War II show and tell assembly, it has been reported. Students and staff at Osmaston CofE Primary Care School, in Ashborne, Derbyshire, were evacuated on Friday, and bomb disposal experts were called in. Head teacher Jeanette Hart told the BBC said she was unsure if the device was live, so she took it from the boy and slowly placed it behind a "substantial" tree in the car park as the school was cleared and emergency services were called. "It was quite an eventful assembly," Mrs Hart she said. "It was going fine and there was a boy who brought an old bullet case in, which I knew about, but then his friend produced a hand grenade from his pocket. That, I was not expecting." Bomb disposal experts later established that the grenade was safe. According to the report, the student had brought in the grenade, which was a family heirloom, without telling his parents. Mrs Hart said, "It looked old and I thought it might be safe, but I didn't want to take the risk." "I ended the assembly, took it off him and slowly carried it outside and put it behind a far tree in the car park. I wasn't 100 per cent happy carrying it, to be honest." Police and army bomb disposal experts were called to the scene, and the children and staff moved to safety. Derbyshire Police said army explosives experts determined the grenade was safe using X-ray equipment. Officers praised the school staff for their quick thinking. A spokesman for the Matlock, Cromford, Wirksworth and Darley Dale Police Safer Neighbourhood Team said: "We even got to see those [X-ray] images and [were] told a detailed analysis of how there was nothing that would set the grenade off. "Just a word of guidance for parents and guardians - double check what your kids are taking to show-and-tell, especially when they are family heirlooms."
The Sun
17-05-2025
- The Sun
Primary school evacuated after boy brings GRENADE in for ‘show-and-tell' with Army bomb squad deployed
A PRIMARY school has been evacuated after a pupil brought a grenade to show and tell. Students at Osmaston CofE Primary School in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, were rushed off the site after the shocking discovery on Friday. Teachers were concerned when a boy pulled out a World War Two hand grenade. Headteacher Jeanette Hart did not know if the weapon was live or not so quickly took it and put it behind a large tree outside. Despite not being "100 per cent happy" carrying the old bomb, she said she "didn't want to take the risk" and leave it in the school. The head teacher raised the alarm and Derbyshire Police arrived on the scene with army explosives experts. Mrs Hart told the BBC: "It was quite an eventful assembly. "It was going fine and there was a boy who brought an old bullet case in, which I knew about, but then his friend produced a hand grenade from his pocket. "That, I was not expecting." Experts determined the heirloom was safe through X-ray analysis. A spokesman for the Matlock, Cromford, Wirksworth and Darley Dale Police Safer Neighbourhood Team added: "Just a word of guidance for parents and guardians - double check what your kids are taking to show-and-tell, especially when they are family heirlooms." Mrs Hart the ordeal was completely "innocent" and the boy thought the grenade was "interesting" after learning about VE Day. "His family didn't know [he took it] and they were a little taken aback," she added. is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Primary school is evacuated after pupil brings hand grenade in for 'show-and-tell' assembly - sparking panic, with Army experts called in
A primary school was forced to evacuate staff and children and call in bomb disposal experts after a pupil brought a hand grenade to a show-and-tell assembly. The youngster unexpectedly produced the WW2 explosive device at Osmaston CofE Primary School in Ashbourne, Derbyshire - causing shock among staff. Head teacher Jeanette Hart said she was 'unsure if the grenade was live' - so took it from the boy and placed it behind a 'substantial' tree in the school's car park while the emergency services were called. Army experts later established the grenade was safe, but police praised the 'quick-thinking' staff. Mrs Hart said: 'It was quite an eventful assembly. It was going fine and there was a boy who brought an old bullet case in, which I knew about, but then his friend produced a hand grenade from his pocket. That, I was not expecting.' Mrs Hart told the BBC she 'tried to avoid a panic' when she realised the pupil was holding the grenade - a family heirloom he had picked up without telling his parents. She said: 'It looked old and I thought it might be safe but I didn't want to take the risk. 'I ended the assembly, took it off him and slowly carried it outside and put it behind a far tree in the car park. I wasn't 100 percent happy carrying it to be honest.' The school's headteacher Jeanette Hart said she was 'unsure if the grenade was live' and so 'slowly carried it outside' while the school was evacuated and the emergency services called Students were moved to safety while police and army explosive experts were called to the scene. Mrs Hart said: 'The children didn't really know what was going on but they knew something was different and they were excited because they saw the police and because they were playing out when they would have been in school.' Derbyshire Police said army explosives experts determined the grenade was safe using X-ray equipment. A spokesman for the Matlock, Cromford, Wirksworth and Darley Dale Police Safer Neighbourhood Team added: 'We even got to see those (X-ray) images and (were) told a detailed analysis of how there was nothing that would set the grenade off. 'Just a word of guidance for parents and guardians - double check what your kids are taking to show-and-tell, especially when they are family heirlooms.' Mrs Hart said she had had 'a little chat' with the boy after the drama. 'It was entirely innocent,' she added. 'I don't think he ever really knew what it was. 'We'd been talking about VE Day and he knew it was from the war and just thought it was an interesting thing.
