MORGANZA, Md. – The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office received a report this morning that a student at Chopticon High School told another student he had a firearm.
Deputies responded immediately, locating the student who made the statement. In coordination with high school administrators and the Board of Education Safety and Security team, deputies thoroughly searched the student and the school premises. No firearm or other weapons were found during the investigation. The student who made the statement will face criminal charges.
The Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact Corporal Artina Alvey at 301-475-4200, ext. 8107, or by email at Artina.Alvey@stmaryscountymd.gov.
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So now what’s gonna happen to protect this school even more? Just because he didn’t have something today who’s to say he wouldn’t have something next week or a month from now?! We have got to do so much better to protect our children in these schools!
Vote Trump!
He’s gonna face criminal charges he ain’t coming back
You’re right. We should have 2 cops per student, metal detectors at all entrances, 200 cameras with unlimited storage capacity and 10 other people watching them at all times as well as 20 explosive sniffing k9s patrolling the grounds at all times, even after hours.
All of those things take MONEY. I’m not minimizing today’s threats but you need to be more realistic with your “expectations” and it’s still a school at the end of the day. Having all of the things I mentioned above are a distraction and won’t make the students feel any safer. If anything, they would probably think this school isn’t safe if they have all these things in place. If you don’t think it’s safe, transfer them or homeschool them.
School’s are gun free zones. You guys are arguing over nothing.