Ca Patriot
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I just read this story. Other than that federal GFSZ can someone tell me what law this student broke ?
http://missoulian.com/news/local/mi...cle_d09092ca-2516-11e1-a88f-0019bb2963f4.html
An overheard conversation on a bus or at a bus stop led to the discovery of a handgun in the backpack of a Willard Alternative High School student Monday afternoon, according to Missoula County Public Schools.
A male student was taken into custody after he admitted to bringing the gun - which was not loaded - to school, said Karen Allen, executive regional director for the Big Sky district that includes Willard.
"Our belief is that this was a situation where, for whatever reason, a student had a handgun in a backpack and showed other students," she said. "But there was never any indication ... of any kind of animosity between students or that the student had brought the gun for a purpose. Although we were very anxious to find it, we were not feeling a lack of safety."
Willard was locked down for about half an hour Monday afternoon, with students ordered to stay in classrooms, while Missoula police officers and Principal Jane Bennett walked its halls, searching for the backpack, she said. Willard doesn't have lockers, she said, so they checked "any nooks and crannies or any spots around the building where a student might have stashed a backpack."
A call from a parent Monday morning tipped school administrators off to the possibility that someone had brought a gun, she said. The parent's child had overheard talk of a gun, she said.
"They were on the bus or waiting for a bus," she said.
Some of the students at the bus stop were from Hellgate High and others were from Willard, she said, so Hellgate School Resource Officer Jim Johnson interviewed students at both schools.
"It kind of came to a little dead end" Monday morning, Allen said - and then more information arose. Johnson returned to Willard and "interviewed a young man who he thought might actually have the gun. Ultimately, the young man told him that yes, he did," Allen said. The name of the student was not released.
A news release from Missoula County Public Schools said it was unclear if the student taken into custody brought the gun to school or if other students were involved. A Missoula police investigation continues.
A few parents called Willard as the incident unfolded, Allen said. "People have been calm and they've been supportive," she said.
Allen said that all parents of Willard students were to receive a message Monday evening about the incident.
There will be added police presence at both schools Tuesday morning so that students can question officers or relay any concerns, she said. In addition, teachers were to be briefed first thing Tuesday morning so that they could discuss the incident with students in small groups, she said.
Read more: http://missoulian.com/news/local/mi...516-11e1-a88f-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz1gRKR6Fc5
http://missoulian.com/news/local/mi...cle_d09092ca-2516-11e1-a88f-0019bb2963f4.html
An overheard conversation on a bus or at a bus stop led to the discovery of a handgun in the backpack of a Willard Alternative High School student Monday afternoon, according to Missoula County Public Schools.
A male student was taken into custody after he admitted to bringing the gun - which was not loaded - to school, said Karen Allen, executive regional director for the Big Sky district that includes Willard.
"Our belief is that this was a situation where, for whatever reason, a student had a handgun in a backpack and showed other students," she said. "But there was never any indication ... of any kind of animosity between students or that the student had brought the gun for a purpose. Although we were very anxious to find it, we were not feeling a lack of safety."
Willard was locked down for about half an hour Monday afternoon, with students ordered to stay in classrooms, while Missoula police officers and Principal Jane Bennett walked its halls, searching for the backpack, she said. Willard doesn't have lockers, she said, so they checked "any nooks and crannies or any spots around the building where a student might have stashed a backpack."
A call from a parent Monday morning tipped school administrators off to the possibility that someone had brought a gun, she said. The parent's child had overheard talk of a gun, she said.
"They were on the bus or waiting for a bus," she said.
Some of the students at the bus stop were from Hellgate High and others were from Willard, she said, so Hellgate School Resource Officer Jim Johnson interviewed students at both schools.
"It kind of came to a little dead end" Monday morning, Allen said - and then more information arose. Johnson returned to Willard and "interviewed a young man who he thought might actually have the gun. Ultimately, the young man told him that yes, he did," Allen said. The name of the student was not released.
A news release from Missoula County Public Schools said it was unclear if the student taken into custody brought the gun to school or if other students were involved. A Missoula police investigation continues.
A few parents called Willard as the incident unfolded, Allen said. "People have been calm and they've been supportive," she said.
Allen said that all parents of Willard students were to receive a message Monday evening about the incident.
There will be added police presence at both schools Tuesday morning so that students can question officers or relay any concerns, she said. In addition, teachers were to be briefed first thing Tuesday morning so that they could discuss the incident with students in small groups, she said.
Read more: http://missoulian.com/news/local/mi...516-11e1-a88f-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz1gRKR6Fc5
