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School Takes Action After Weapons Scare
Oct 22 2007 6:54PM
CARDINGTON, Ohio - Cardington Lincoln High School administrators and police were investigating an incident at the school after a student allegedly brought a weapon to the school last week.
On Thursday, somebody thought they saw a gun.
"The student's name was given (to administrators)," said Cardington Lincoln principal Taylor Gerhardt. "The dean of students contacted the student and he was brought to the office."
The student, who is studying to be a police officer, insisted he did not have a gun but lifted his coat to reveal his gun belt, 10TV's Kurt Ludlow reported.
"What was on his duty belt is a magazine pouch, extra magazines for a handgun, radio, belt keepers to hold the belt on, handcuffs, flashlight and a pouch that holds gloves," said Cardington police Chief Rick Pryor.
The school was not locked down and Gerhardt, who was out of the building, did not learn about the incident until Friday morning, Ludlow reported.
It was not until Friday night when the school was searched and no gun was found. No information about the incident was sent home to parents until Monday, Ludlow reported.
"You have to be very responsible about giving information out to the community," Gerhardt said. "Before I would need to make sure all the facts that I need to have so that I would not be part of feeding information to the concerned parents and the community members that was not completely thorough and true."
Pryor said that the school could have at least called police.
"I said it was one thing that I was kind of disappointed in," Pryor said. "If somebody thought a student had a gun, they could have at least called. They should have called. Safety first."
The student was suspended from school for 10 days and could be expelled, making it difficult for him to achieve his dream of becoming a police officer, Ludlow reported.
http://www.10tv.com/?sec=news&story=sites/10tv/content/pool/200710/655583600.html
School Takes Action After Weapons Scare
Oct 22 2007 6:54PM
On Thursday, somebody thought they saw a gun.
"The student's name was given (to administrators)," said Cardington Lincoln principal Taylor Gerhardt. "The dean of students contacted the student and he was brought to the office."
The student, who is studying to be a police officer, insisted he did not have a gun but lifted his coat to reveal his gun belt, 10TV's Kurt Ludlow reported.
"What was on his duty belt is a magazine pouch, extra magazines for a handgun, radio, belt keepers to hold the belt on, handcuffs, flashlight and a pouch that holds gloves," said Cardington police Chief Rick Pryor.
The school was not locked down and Gerhardt, who was out of the building, did not learn about the incident until Friday morning, Ludlow reported.
It was not until Friday night when the school was searched and no gun was found. No information about the incident was sent home to parents until Monday, Ludlow reported.
"You have to be very responsible about giving information out to the community," Gerhardt said. "Before I would need to make sure all the facts that I need to have so that I would not be part of feeding information to the concerned parents and the community members that was not completely thorough and true."
Pryor said that the school could have at least called police.
"I said it was one thing that I was kind of disappointed in," Pryor said. "If somebody thought a student had a gun, they could have at least called. They should have called. Safety first."
The student was suspended from school for 10 days and could be expelled, making it difficult for him to achieve his dream of becoming a police officer, Ludlow reported.