COLUMBUS, Ohio — A kindergarten student in Ohio was found carrying a handgun at school Friday, WCMH reported.
According to Columbus police, school officials at Columbus Africentric Early College were called by a parent and told that a student was carrying something heavy in their pants, WBNS reported.
The child will not be charged because of his age, the television station reported.
The student was stopped and the weapon was taken and then given to a school resource officer, WCMH reported.
Africentric Principal Tyree Pollard sent a letter home with students Friday afternoon, WBNS reported, saying in part that "Young people at every age need to understand the dangers of having a gun, taser, or other type of weapon -- even fake ones that look real.
“We need families to have thoughtful age-appropriate conversations about the types of items that are never appropriate to bring to school,” Pollard wrote.
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