A student at a southwest Atlanta alternative high school was in police custody Monday morning after allegedly bringing a knife onto the campus.

The incident happened shortly before 8:30 a.m. at Forrest Hill Academy, a privately-run Atlanta Public Schools alternative school on Forrest Hills Drive off Cleveland Avenue, Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said.

“A knife was located on a student when the student entered the school this morning,” she said.

The student’s name and age have not been released.

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