Overview
- An assistant principal discovered a gun inside a student's backpack and school staff detained the student after immediately confiscating the weapon.
- The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene, secured the campus and said there was no ongoing threat to students or staff.
- Willis ISD told families the student reportedly did not know the gun was in the bag and that the situation will be handled under the district's Student Handbook and Texas law.
- The district sent a parent notification urging people to check leisure backpacks for prohibited items and stressing that campus safety is its highest priority.
- Officials have not publicly identified the student and have not said whether criminal charges will be filed, leaving ownership, intent and final discipline unresolved as investigators review the case.