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Police in Norfolk, Virginia, have charged the mom of a 6-year-old after the kid introduced a handgun to high school, police stated in an announcement. That is not less than the fourth incident of a 6-year-old bringing a gun to high school this yr, in keeping with CNN’s reporting.
Police stated round 3:30 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to Little Creek Elementary College following a report of a pupil having a weapon. When officers arrived, police stated a handgun was turned over by faculty workers. Nobody was injured, police stated.
The kid’s mom, Letty M. Lopez, of Norfolk, has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and permitting entry to a loaded firearm by youngsters, police stated. Lopez was launched on a felony summons. CNN has tried to contact Lopez for remark.
Norfolk Public Faculties spokeswoman Michelle Washington advised CNN that police arrived on the faculty after college students had been dismissed for the day and different youngsters had been despatched dwelling. “College administration instantly enacted security and safety protocols together with calling Norfolk Police,” Washington stated. “College administration additionally instantly contacted division management and the Communications workplace.”
Washington added the division has invested at school safety in recent times, together with putting in video doorbell cameras at each faculty, imposing ID checks for guests, and requiring all who enter faculty buildings to endure a background examine via its customer administration system.
The varsity board is contemplating a funds proposal that features the acquisition of weapons detection techniques for all colleges within the division, upgrading faculty safety cameras, hiring 18 further safety officers, and creating further safety supervisory positions, Washington stated.
On Wednesday, a 58-year-old man was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor after an unloaded gun was discovered inside a 6-year-old’s backpack at a North Carolina faculty the day earlier than, in keeping with police. Additionally this week, a Philadelphia space lady was arrested after authorities stated her 6-year-old son was caught with a gun on faculty property. In January, a Virginia instructor was shot and injured by her 6-year-old pupil.