AVON — A student at Avon Intermediate School East was removed from school after bringing a gun to school on Monday.
According to Avon School Corporation, a student was found to have a handgun at school Monday morning.
The incident occurred at Avon Intermediate School East — which is a school for fifth and sixth grade students.
According to school officials, as soon as the report was made, administrators found the student and confiscated the gun. The student was removed from school.
"There was some ammunition found but the gun was not loaded," Kevin ACSC Communications Coordinator told WRTV.
The district confirmed there were no threats made and the school day would proceed as normal.
"The safety of our students and staff is our highest priority in Avon Schools. We regularly tell our students and staff that if they see something they should say something to a trusted adult. We are incredibly proud of the students who heeded that advice this morning," a release from Avon Community School Corporation said.
"I’m actually more concerned with what the parents are doing than what the school is doing," Parent Jeff Anderson told WRTV.
Mo Canady is with the National Association of School Resource Officers isn’t connected to the case he says the relationships SRO’s pays with students is vital in preventing incidents like these from happening.
"We know when we have a good relationships with students, faculty and parents we are much more prone to get more information that can help us prevent something," Canady told WRTV.
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