A student has been taken into custody after he was found in possession of a loaded handgun at Washington Alternative School on Friday morning, according to a news release from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
The juvenile has been charged with carrying a dangerous weapon on school grounds and was taken to the East Ridge Police Department for questioning, the release states.
The incident is the second of its kind this month, after a student at Hixson High School was found with a loaded gun on Sept. 12.