Gun Scare at Clark Middle School Friday

Seventh-grader brings gun and knife to school

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By Sean Doogan

Story Created: Dec 3, 2011 at 10:18 AM AKDT

Story Updated: Dec 3, 2011 at 10:18 AM AKDT

Staff and students at Clark Middle School had a scare this morning when they found out a seventh-grader had brought a gun and knife to school. That’s according to a spokesperson for the Anchorage School District, who says the 12-year-old boy is now in police custody.

According to ASD, other students told school security officers at about 11 a.m. the boy had been showing off the gun during lunchtime. School personnel then found the seventh-grader also had a small knife on him, as well.

Luckily the gun was not loaded, and ASD says no one was hurt, and the boy hadn’t threatened to hurt anyone. But the 12-year-old was immediately taken into custody by a school resource officer and promptly suspended. ASD says the boy could be expelled.

The school district has certainly had its share of gun scares. Last year, in April of 2010, a Bartlett High School student was arrested for taking a gun to school. In 2006, the school district had two separate incidents of teens with guns, at Service and Dimond High Schools.

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arthro said on Sunday, Dec 4 at 8:10 AM

Thank God the school district has this policy to protect the kids, and good job to the students who reported this. The kids have a right to a safe learning environment, and parents have a right to expect it. Good job by all.

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AKroller said on Saturday, Dec 3 at 10:19 PM

Why did he have it at school in the first place?

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