Rep. Wilson Talks About Life's Lessons At Brownsville Middle

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) - A South Florida middle school got  surprise visit from a U.S. Congresswoman but not for a reason they may have been expecting.

Rep. Fredrica Wilson said she was brought in to Brownsville Middle School to give them a bit of a scare.

"I know you have a tendency not to listen," Wilson told a gathering of students. "Put your hand down shorty. You with the blue."

Words of wisdom were mixed with a little bit of scolding as Wilson laid down the law students who recently made headline for actions their teachers weren't so proud of.

"I know that someone brought a gun to school. I know you have an inordinate amount of fights," Wilson told the kids to let them know word of their actions had reached her office.

In September 2014, four students were arrested in connection with two loaded guns brought into the school. The youngest student was in the sixth grade.

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But the tough love from the congresswoman wasn't just for the students.

"She told us if we have any problems, to come to her," said Brownsville Middle principal Ebony Dunn.

Several community leaders and police officers joined Wilson for her school appearance to talk with the kids, many who come from Allapattah, Brownsville and Liberty City and traditionally don't get along with each other. They urged them to not only get along, but to think differently.

"All of you are little boys of color trying to make it out of the inner city, so you are brothers. And that is how I want you to act, as brothers"

Wilson founded the 5000 Role Models of Excellence project, a Miami program which has been supporting at-risk youth since 1993. The organization helps fund scholarships for underprivileged and at-risk kids.

Dunn said she was thankful that Wilson and company stopped by.

"These type of events are positive and they really motivate our students to perform well in school academically as well as conduct wise."

Dunn said those in attendance were role models and leaders in the school and they hoped that by inspiring them, the rest of the student body would follow.

Wednesday's 'interactive summit' with the students included ideas on how to avoid confrontations, drugs and gang activity.