LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Jefferson County Public School Police Department said it confiscated a gun at Butler Traditional High School from a student.
In a letter to parents, Butler Principal William Allen said a student was signing into school late Tuesday morning when office staff noticed a strong odor of marijuana.
Officials said a school security member searched the student's backpack where they found a gun inside.
The gun was immediately confiscated and JCPS Police were called Allen said.
The letter emphasized the student and their backpack never made it beyond the secure sign-in office.
Allen said the student will be disciplined in accordance with the Student Support and Behavior Intervention Handbook.
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