Two Columbia High School students were arrested Thursday after administrators discovered one of them had a loaded handgun on campus, DeKalb County School District officials said.
The weapon was discovered when administrators noticed the odor of marijuana and searched the student’s belongings, the district said in a statement.
The student obtained the gun from another student, according to the statement. DeKalb County School District police charged both teens with possession of a weapon on school grounds and possession of a handgun by someone under the age of 18.
#BREAKINGNEWS Two Columbia High School students were charged with bringing a loaded gun to school. We just got a statement from @dekalbcountysc2 and I'm working to talk with students. I'll have details in a live report at 4pm on @wsbtv. pic.twitter.com/Jx90oxgCzh
— Lauren Pozen (@LaurenPozenSN1) September 19, 2019
The students’ names were not released and it’s unclear how old they are.
Thursday’s incident was at least the third time this year arrests were made after a gun was discovered on a DeKalb high school campus.
A 14-year-old Stephenson High student was arrested with a firearm in mid-August after another student told authorities she saw the weapon.
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And last week, Lithonia High school was placed on lockdown after one student allegedly pulled a gun on another, authorities said. The student was taken into custody after administrators discovered the weapon.
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