A student at South High Community School faces charges after police officers were summoned to the school for a report of a student with a gun.
Officers found what police described as a “realistic pistol replica pellet gun” in a backpack. School officials were in possession of the backpack when officers arrived.
Having such a weapon on school grounds is illegal; the student will be issued a criminal summons, according to police.
School officials initially believed the backpack held a loaded gun, police said.
The incident occurred about 1 p.m. Friday.