LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Shelby County substitute teacher walked into an elementary school with a gun on Friday, according to officials.
In a letter sent to Heritage Elementary School parents, Mrs. JJ Black said there were reports of an adult who had walked into school with a gun in the back of their pants.
School administration brought them into the office for investigation, and students were dismissed by individual classes Black said.
"We want our school to be an environment where students and adults feel safe," she said.
Captain Tipton with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office told WHAS11 that Zack Stearns was arrested over the incident on Friday, and he substitute teaches at the school.
Stearns was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon on school property, a felony that carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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