COLUMBUS — A 16-year-old student was arrested after a gun was found in an Ohio school building on Thursday.
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A student told school staff and school resource officers just before 9 a.m. that another student in an alternative high school program at the Willis Education Center in Delaware may have brought a gun, according to our news partner WBNS in Columbus.
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A school resource officer and a Delaware Police officer searched and found a gun, according to police and school officials.
A student was charged with a count of illegal conveyance or possession of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordinance in a school safety zone.
The student is being held by the Delaware County Juvenile Court, WBNS said.
No injuries were reported.
The incident remains under investigation.
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