Queens Parents Say School Never Told Them About Student Caught With Knives

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Parents were furious to discover they were unaware that a student had allegedly been caught with knives at a school in Queens.

There are no metal detectors at P.S. 36 in Jamaica, where a student was caught with three knives in his backpack.

Nobody was hurt, but parents want to know why there weren't immediately informed.

"What's going on in the school, like a child bringing a knife I would like to know," Denise said.

A quick email would have been nice, Julio said.

"For the safety of the kids it's always good to keep parents informed as to what's going on," he said.

School officials wouldn't say why the 10-year-old had the knives, but promised appropriate follow up action.