Police allege the 29-year-old resident confronted two students, both 12, outside Girrawheen Senior High School on Calvert Way about 3pm on February 5.
Officers last week charged the man with possessing an article with intent to cause fear.
He is due to appear in Joondalup Magistrates Court next Friday.
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