Middle school student arrested for having gun in book bag at Howard Middle School

ATLANTA — A student at David T. Howard Middle School has been arrested after he was found with a gun inside his book back.

Channel 2 Action News has obtained a letter sent home to parents that said administrators heard rumors that the student had a gun and quickly located him around 1:15 p.m.

Authorities searched his locker and book bag and they found the gun inside the bag.

“The student claimed another student was paying him to hold the weapon for him,” the letter to parents said. “A thorough investigation by the Atlanta Public Schools Police Department is underway.”

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The student was the second in just as many days to be caught with a gun on an APS campus.

On Tuesday, a 16-year-old student was arrested at Midtown High School, formerly Grady High School, for having a gun on campus.

“The weapon was removed from campus by the Atlanta Public Schools Police Department, and the student was arrested and removed from campus and now faces disciplinary action in accordance with the Atlanta Public Schools/Atlanta Board of Education code of conduct. No students nor staff were endangered during this incident,” the district said in a statement to Channel 2 Action News. “The safety and security of students and employees remains a top priority for Atlanta Public Schools.”

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