Student who brought BB gun to school arrested

A 16-year-old student was arrested Monday morning for bringing a BB gun to Washington High School, a school official said.

Another student told a teacher about the BB gun, said Atlanta Public Schools spokesman Stephen Alford.

Atlanta police then arrested the student, Alford said.

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