Overview
- School administrators discovered a loaded gun in a student’s backpack on Monday, Sept. 21, the second confirmed firearm found at Willis High this school year.
- Willis ISD began daily metal-detector screening and mandatory backpack searches the next morning and deployed K-9 teams to sweep the campus.
- Two students were taken into custody on Tuesday after making verbal statements about having a bomb, and one juvenile linked to the gun incident was transported to the county detention center.
- The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has increased patrols, assisted campus resource officers in the response, and reminded families that Texas law can make bringing a firearm to school a felony and requires expulsion for students who bring guns on campus.
- Parents have pressed for permanent security upgrades, including a petition for metal detectors, while the district plans a transition to clear backpacks and has not yet said which measures will remain long term.