VIRGINIA BEACH, V.A. - A Kempsville High school student was taken into custody early Wednesday morning after being discovered with a weapon on school grounds, the principal says.
The principal's office was alerted by a a community member that a student had brought a gun onto school property.
The Office of Safe Schools and the Virginia Beach Police Department responded and discovered that the student did have a weapon. Upon confiscation, it was found that the weapon was not loaded.
The student will also be disciplined in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct.
This comes a couple days after two Norfolk school were placed on lockdown, one for a possible person with a weapon on school grounds as well.
News 3 is working to learn more.
