A Brainerd High School student was arrested after a handgun was found in the student’s backpack, according to a news release from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
School staff received a threat of mass violence phone call about 9 a.m. Friday, and an investigation was immediately launched by the sheriff’s office school resource deputy and the Chattanooga Police Department school resource officer assigned to the school, the release said.
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The student was placed into custody and taken to the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center, according to the release.
The student was charged with possession of a weapon on school property. The investigation into the threat and the recovered firearm remains active, the release said.
— Compiled by Jody Park