PAXTON, Ill. (WAND) – A Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District No. 10 student was taken into custody on Thursday after being found with a loaded gun in the high school.
He now faces two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and one pending charge of possession of a stolen firearm.
The student, who is from Clarence IL, is currently being held in the McLean County Juvenile Detention Center.
In a release from Superintendent Cliff McClure, the district was made aware of a loaded handgun while investigating a “disciplinary issue between two high school students.” As a precaution, the high school was placed on lock down until the situation was deemed safe for students to be released.
While the district says all students are safe and no injuries are threats were reported, McClure is urging parents to talk with their children about school safety and is encouraging all students to report any known threats they may see or hear.
