A 6-year-old student brought a loaded gun to Orange Elementary School on Monday.
No threats were made prior to the discovery of the firearm, and there were no injuries, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
The gun was found by an instructional assistant in the child’s backpack.
The school-resource officer was alerted to the situation at 12:50 p.m. The school-resource officer and a school administrator took possession of the backpack.
The school was temporarily placed in “safe school mode.”
The incident is under investigation. No arrests have been made at this time.
Out of an abundance of caution, the school will have additional law enforcement on the campus on Tuesday.
In 2023, a 6-year-old male child shot and injured his first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News. The child’s mother pled guilty to two charges: user of marijuana while in possession of a firearm and lying about her marijuana use during a background check required to obtain a gun.
The following month, a child took a gun to Little Creek Elementary School in Norfolk. No one was injured in the incident, and the child’s mother was charged with delinquency of a minor and allowing access to a loaded firearm by children.
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