Gun found on student at Whitney Young Elementary School
Published: Sep. 14, 2023 at 3:55 PM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A student was found with a gun at Whitney Young Elementary School on Thursday, according to a release.
School officials said they received a report that a student might have had a weapon with them at school. Officials quickly found that a student did have a gun in their backpack and said it was never used in a threatening manner at the school.
The student who brought the gun to school will be disciplined according to the JCPS handbook, the school system said in a letter to families.
School officials urge families to go over the handbook with their students and remind them that weapons should never be brought to school.
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