SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Independent School district says a second-grader brought a handgun to school in his backpack Wednesday.
The Hirsch Elementary School student told another student that they had the weapon in their backpack. His classmate then notified a staff member, who immediately confiscated the gun, SAISD said in a statement issued Thursday.
School administrators and district police discussed the situation with the child's parents.
The district said they "did not believe the student had any ill intentions, but any incident like this is serious and appropriate disciplinary action has been taken." The student never took the handgun out of his backpack.
SAISD said the incident "indicates that training around ‘see something, say something’ is taking root."
Read the full statement from the district below:
We learned that a second-grade student at Hirsch Elementary School brought a handgun to school in his backpack yesterday. It never came out of the child’s backpack. The child told another student, and the other student notified a staff member. The weapon was immediately confiscated, and school administration and District police met with the child’s parent and thoroughly discussed the situation.
We do not believe the student had any ill intentions, but any incident like this is serious and appropriate disciplinary action has been taken. We are encouraged that a student brought this incident to the attention of adults immediately as it indicates that training around ‘see something, say something’ is taking root.
KENS 5 spoke to parents outside the school Thursday afternoon. They said they were terrified when they heard the news.
"At the end of the day guns are still guns," one parent said. " I honestly think no matter how young the child, gun safety should be taught. "We can't truly say that nothing was in a bad intent. It is a child and they pick up what they see."
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