High school student arrested for bringing gun to school

UNION TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) – A student was taken into police custody Monday morning after bringing a gun to West Clermont High School.

Superintendent Natasha Adams sent a letter home to families saying another student at the school informed the school officials that the student had a bullet in their possession. Leadership isolated the student and found and secured a weapon during a search.

Adams said at the time of the incident , there was no known verbal, written, or physical threat toward any student or staff member.

The rest of the letter reads:

“Our West Clermont schools are filled with people who care deeply for our students and everyday they are doing all that they can to watch out for them and to keep them safe. We have rigorous safety protocols in place, our school administration routinely conducts roundtable exercises with local law enforcement to prepare for unexpected situations at school, students and staff regularly practice school safety drills, and the district maintains open lines of communication with our first responders.

We all have a role to play in ensuring our schools remain safe places for learning. Please take time to remind your child that they should tell an adult if they hear about the possibility of a weapon at or near school or if they know about a student who has a weapon. Saying something when you see something truly makes a difference—and it likely helped prevent today’s incident from escalating.”

Union Township Police did not say if the student is being charged.

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