Overview
- The OpenGate system alerted staff at approximately 9:58 a.m. to a prohibited item during screening, according to the district.
- A secondary check found a firearm magazine in the backpack, and officials reported no firearm or other weapon present.
- The student grabbed the backpack, knocked over part of the checkpoint, and ran from the building.
- Administrators placed the campus under a secure perimeter, then moved to heightened alert as police searched for the student.
- The student later returned home and was removed from school pending a due process hearing, while a reported item remains unlocated and the case is under investigation.