A student at Dalewood Middle School was arrested after being found with a loaded firearm at school Thursday, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
The student admitted to having the firearm after being questioned by a school resource deputy Thursday afternoon, a news release from the Sheriff’s Office said.
The student was then taken into custody and sent to the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center, the Sheriff’s Office said. They will be charged with possessing a weapon on school property.
— Compiled by Ellen Gerst