A middle school student has been arrested after a weapon was brought on campus Monday, Broward County Public Schools officials confirmed to Local 10.
According to BCPS, the Parkway Middle School student is also facing “appropriate disciplinary measures in accordance with the Code Book for Student Conduct.”
BCPS confirmed that a tip from a student and parent led to the potentially dangerous discovery at the Lauderhill school, located at 3600 NW Fifth Court.
Intern Principal Ackimo Charles said in a message to parents, in part, “We received information from a student and parent about a possible weapon on campus. We immediately placed our school on Lockdown and notified our School Resource Officer and security team, who safely handled the situation and confiscated the weapon.”
“He told me he was going to bring it to school, but I told him not to do it, but he still went ahead,” a student told Local 10 News. “And one of my other friends told him not to do it.”
After police got involved, the lockdown was lifted and school operations continued as normal.
Charles praised the student and parent who reported the weapon, saying that the idea of “see something, say something” worked in this particular situation.
The student’s age and identity have not been released.
