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Handgun found inside middle school student's backpack

BUTLER, Pa. — A handgun was discovered Thursday in a Butler Middle School student's backpack, officials said.

In a letter being sent home with students, district officials said the gun was discovered during bag check at the school.

Police said the 13-year-old boy inadvertenly brought the gun to school.  The teen told police he switched his backpack to his father's backpack and didn't know the handgun was inside.

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Both the weapon and the student were removed from school grounds, and the school day resumed normal operations.

Butler police charged the teen with firearms not to be carried without a license, possession of a firarm by a minor and possession of a weapon on school property.

District officials said the student be disciplined according to the Student Code of Conduct.

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