CLINTON, Conn. -- Police said a 14-year-old student at a Clinton school brought a homemade weapon to class on Wednesday.

The Morgan High School student is accused of attempting to fire the device at another student. Police said the device was made from a disposable camera.

The teen's father said that the school and police are blowing the incident out of proportion.

The boy's father, Bret Haughwout, said that his son hadn't modified the camera in any way, that he had just opened it up.

"All he did was bring a disposable camera, take it apart, demonstrate that if you press this button you get shocked," Haughwout said.

Police said Haughwout's son brought the camera to school to playfully try it on a friend. Officers said no one was injured in the incident.

"When dealing with electricity, you can cause injury or harm. We want to stress that these aren't toys," said Sgt. Jeremiah Dunn of the Clinton Police Department.

The student was taken into custody by a student resource officer and was charged with possession of a weapon at school, breach of peace and attempted assault.