Gwinnett County Schools says they will eventually add weapons detection systems to middle in high schools.
They are now calling on parents after two students were found with a gun and ammunition at Snellville Middle School.
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“They found a handgun in one bookbag and then they found an empty clip in the bookbag of another student,” Gwinnett County Schools spokesperson Bernard Watson said.
The details of what was found in the backpacks of two students at Snellville Middle School were laid out in this message to parents on Friday.
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“This is a situation where a teacher noticed some behavior that seemed sort of out of the ordinary, she took the action and contacted the administrator,” said Watson.
One student also had bullets in their socks.
While the district plans to expand its use of weapons detection systems, first piloting them in summer school settings before a phased rollout at middle and high schools, they need the parents to do their part.
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“We need parents’ help. Please lock up your weapons at home, check your students’ backpacks before they come to school,” Watson said.
Parents Channel 2’s Candace McCowan spoke with are on board.
“I check backpacks, I check phones,” parent Teila Williams said.
The two students involved now face school disciplinary action, but also criminal charges.
The district is asking parents to remind their students of the consequences.
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