A Michigan middle school student who courageously disarmed a gun-carrying classmate but was expelled for failing to alert a teacher immediately.

Sakir Everett, a seventh grader at the Dwight Rich School of the Arts, allegedly spotted his classmate carrying the gun during the school day and jumped into action to protect his peers, according to reports.

“Sakir’s instinct was not to run away — it was to protect his classmates,” according to a GoFundMe set up for the young student and his family. “…preventing what could have been an unimaginable tragedy.” However, Everett was accused of possession of a weapon and banned from the middle school.

The heroic 11-year-old’s actions happened back in May, but he didn’t tell his teachers out of fear of getting in trouble. It was not clear when he received the punishment.

“He didn’t want to implicate himself in it, nor did he want to tell on the person that actually brought the firearm,” McClurkin said. “Because he knows firearms aren’t supposed to be in school.”

Sakir is an “A/B student” and is active in sports at the public magnet school, according to the crowdfunding page.

The frustrated mother blasted the Lansing School District for kicking her son out of the school.

“They are setting my son up for failure. They’re setting him up to being a statistic and I’ve been doing everything in my will and my power to keep him from that,” she said.

Everett is now enrolled in a non-accredited online program to keep him on track in the curriculum until his educational future is decided.

“Online schools aren’t honouring the school district’s decision. Nor did they provide us a different resource or a different avenue to go,” McClurkin said.

“It’s devastating because he’s a bright kid and all he wants to do is be a kid,” she added. “As a parent, I feel like I may be more devastated than him.”

McClurkin pleaded for her son’s reinstatement at a recent board meeting, but the members didn’t respond to the angered mother.

“Sakir acted out of bravery and love for his classmates. Let’s show him that same love now,” the GoFundMe petitioned.

The school district will decide after the school year on whether to reinstate Everett into the school. It was not known if the student who brought the gun into school faced any punishments