Overview
- An administrative search at Santee High School in South Los Angeles led school police to discover a firearm on campus and arrest an unnamed student.
- School police took the student into custody without incident and notified the parents of those involved.
- The campus was placed on a temporary lockdown that was lifted the same morning, allowing students to resume their regular classes.
- The Los Angeles School Police Department publicly urged families not to bring dangerous or imitation items to campus and said the district will follow its Discipline Foundation Policy.
- The incident highlights school safety procedures for the start of the academic year and could lead to an internal investigation and district disciplinary action under existing rules.