A teacher from the Kenton County School district is accused of bringing a loaded gun to a middle school in Kentucky on Thursday, Aug. 17.
The incident occurred at Turkey Foot Middle School, located at 3230 Turkeyfoot Road in Edgewood, Kentucky.
Principal Ray Stanley said that no one was hurt and the school building remained secure and safe in a message to parents, Fox19 reported.
Officials said they discovered the loaded firearm around 10:20 a.m.
Districted spokeswoman Jess Dykes told WLWT they had alerted everyone in the community.
“We want to make sure that we are communicating with the families, and our community members, as well as our students, about this incident and so we want to keep those lines of communication open,” Dykes said. “We have contacted families and students and parents of Turkey Foot and schedule pickup is still on tonight.”
According to sources, a female teacher had the gun but it was stolen out of her purse by a juvenile. Officials said it not clear if the juvenile was a student at the school or not.
