FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Officials said students at Edgewood High School in Butler County did the right thing Monday when one of them found an assault rifle, reported WLWT-TV in Cincinnati.

Students were out of school Monday, so the Fairfield Township Police Department used the school's parking lot for training.

But when police packed up, an officer left an AR-15 rifle behind.

A student arriving on campus for baseball practice found the gun and turned it over to his coach.

The Fairfield Township police chief said the officer who left the rifle has an excellent record.

There is no word on any possible disciplinary action.