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Mendoza Pupil Who Brought Replica Gun to School Put on Protected Schooling

Peer reporting triggered protocols that prevented harm.

Overview

  • Authorities said a 15-year-old at Escuela 4-121 Técnicos Mendocinos carried a 9 mm replica/air-compressed pistol, surrendered it without resistance, and no injuries were reported.
  • The school activated its safety protocol, isolated the student, provided psychopedagogical support, notified his mother, and police intervened to secure the situation.
  • Officials said he neither displayed nor threatened with the device inside the school, while classmates reported he showed it on the bus and issued threats.
  • The Dirección General de Escuelas reported no prior disciplinary record for the student, and some families opted to remove children as the school restricted recess under protocol.
  • The DGE said the teen will continue under escolaridad protegida with at-home teachers and professional monitoring at least through the end of the year.