Orange County Register – by Claudia Koerner
GARDEN GROVE – A 13-year-old boy was booked into Juvenile Hall after police said he brought a handgun to school on Monday.
Officers responded to a classroom at Jordan Intermediate School around 9:40 a.m. Monday after a report that a student had a loaded gun in his backpack, said Lt. Ben Stauffer of the Garden Grove Police Department.
Police searched the boy’s backpack and found a Colt Mark IV .38-caliber handgun, Stauffer said, and a loaded magazine was found in his front pants pocket. Investigation is continuing to determine why the boy brought the gun to school, he said.
The gun was registered to a family member of the student, and officers went on to search their home, Stauffer said. At the home, police found a .22-caliber Ruger rifle that was not properly registered. The rifle, which the family member claimed, was seized.
The student was taken into custody without incident on suspicion of weapons violations, Stauffer said. The student’s relative was cited and released on suspicion of a misdemeanor gun registration violation related to the rifle.
Officials of the Garden Grove Unified School District notified parents at the school Monday evening about the incident.
“The situation was handled very quickly,” public information officer Amy Stevens said. “The students are safe, and classes are continuing as scheduled.”
The investigation found that four students at the school saw the gun before it was reported to school staff, Stauffer said. One of the students, who had transferred to Jordan Imediate School, will be transferred back, Stauffer said. The other three students were suspended and referred to a disciplinary committee. They will also not return to the school as students, he said.
In Orange County, 65 students were expelled in the 2012-2013 school year for possession of weapons, according to the state board of education. In the previous school year, 71 students were expelled for having weapons.
Arthur Cummins, administrator of the Center for Healthy Kids and Schools at the Orange County Department of Education, said that in his work with districts, he has not encountered evidence that would suggest it’s a growing problem.
School districts annually consider issues such as firearms on campus as they reassess their safety plans, he added. District officials and other stakeholders consider threats or hazards on campus, he said, then create a plan of action that could involve adding programs or making changes to school infrastructure.
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notice how they instantly go to the home of the student to pilfer any other guns that family might have
When I was a kid alot of kids brought firearms to school. It wasn’t a big deal then. They were just told to go home for the day etc. Now it’s a federal offense, thanks to all of the false flags these asshole have rained down on us.
This kid should be just be casually reprimanded and encouraged to find another firearm as soon as possible so as to be able to shoot the first bastard who tries to take it away from him.
Not too bright. Show it to ANYONE at school, and you’re likely to lose it.
Typical product of the indoctrination centers.