BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies were called to an elementary school in Butts County on Tuesday morning after reports of a gun on school grounds.
Jackson Elementary School administrators alerted Butts County Sheriff’s Office around 11:50 a.m.
Administrators said they were told that a student had a handgun in their possession while on campus.
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Deputies recovered the unloaded gun and it is now in the sheriff’s office’s possession.
Superintendent Brent Lowe said no student or staff member was threatened with the gun.
“The student’s actions illustrate our message to our great kids that safety is all of our responsibility, and if you ‘see something, say something,’” Lowe said.
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