BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) — A bus driver in Brunswick County has been suspended after part of a student's eyelid was sliced off with a pair of nail clippers on a school bus by another student.

Jacob Leonard, a student at South Brunswick Middle School, was goofing around with his friend when his eyelid was accidentally nicked with the nail clippers. 

"The boy had been clipping his fingernails and was joking around with my son and squeezed the toenail clippers at my son's eye and took out a chunk of his eyelid," said Jacob's mother in an email.

Jacob's mom, Elizabeth Leonard, isn't upset with her son's friend, knowing that he didn't do it on purpose, but said she's not happy with the way the bus driver handled the situation.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) — Residents in Brunswick County are eligible for an appliance rebate through the North Carolina Energy Office’s Appliance Replacement Program.

Up to $1.4 million is available in rebates to residents who purchase qualified Energy Star refrigerators, freezers or washing machines.

The program, designed to assist Hurricane Irene victims replace old or damaged appliances, will provide rebates of $200 for an E-Star freezer or dishwasher, $300 towards a new washer, $500 on any E-Star refrigerator and more.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) — All 14 of our WECT Communities websites are now on two popular social media sites.

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