A little boy has been disciplined after he was caught with a knife at his city primary school this week.
The pupil took the blade from the kitchen draw at home to Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy on Monday.
Pupils at the school, in Mere Close, Spinney Hills, have been praised for their calm reaction.
They quickly alerted staff, who took the weapon from the boy and contacted Leicestershire Police .
Neil Lockyer, chief executive officer of the St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, which runs Catholic schools across the city and county, said: "The knife was brought from home and was not brought in for any particular reason.
"As soon as other pupils became aware that it was in school, they behaved very responsibly and exactly as we would expect them to by informing a teacher.
"The knife was immediately taken from the pupil concerned and parents were informed.
"The school followed agreed policy and procedures to the letter by immediately informing the police and other relevant agencies.
"The young person concerned will now receive further education and support to ensure that there is the fullest possible understanding of the implications of carrying a knife so that better choices are made in the future.
"I am heartened, not only by the rapid and entirely appropriate actions of school leaders at Sacred Heart in ensuring that pupils and staff were safe, but especially by the pupils whose concern for their friend and their school community led them to behave so responsibly by immediately informing a member of staff."
A Leicestershire Police spokeswoman said: "A local officer has spoken to the child in the company of their parent regarding the matter and advice has been given around the serious consequences relating to the incident.
"Officers have also been liaising with the school following the incident.
"In October 2017, the force launched a knife crime campaign, Lives Not Knives.
"This is an ongoing campaign which is aimed to educate young people on the dangers and consequences of carrying knives and includes officers visiting schools as part of this continued campaign work."
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