Overview

• School staff identified and secured the firearm during routine morning entry screening, preventing it from reaching classrooms.
• Chicago police arrived around 8:13 a.m. and took a student into custody on a weapons violation with charges pending.
• Principal Rickey F. Harris notified families that no threats were made, no injuries occurred and procedures followed CPS policies.
• The Chicago Police Department will provide additional security at the 3:15 p.m. dismissal to support school safety.
• Officials have withheld the student’s identity for privacy as the CPD and CPS investigate the incident.