After bringing a loaded gun to the campus of his middle school, a student in Rialto who was 13 years old went to jail. The firearm was discovered in the backpack of the adolescent student at Kolb Middle School by a safety-intervention officer last week. Absolutely no one was hurt. In a message that was recorded and sent out by the principal of the school, parents were informed about the problem.
The occurrence took place on Monday after lunchtime the previous morning. Campus security moved in, took possession of the weapon, and then dispatched the police as soon as other students informed the administration of the school. According to the rules that govern the interrogation of minors, the student who brought the gun to school was taken into custody; however, the police were unable to conduct an interview with him right away.
It is not entirely clear why he brought the loaded gun to school; the reason is still unknown. It is likely that the student brought a gun onto campus with the intention of playing a show-and-tell game rather than with the intention of actually using the weapon. According to Syeda Jafari, a spokeswoman for the Rialto Unified School District, “it is never appropriate for a student to bring something like that onto campus.”
The administration of the school has stated that this is an excellent illustration of why it is essential for students to report anything that is out of the ordinary to a teacher or another member of the staff. Before sending their children off to school, Jafari emphasized the significance of parents and guardians checking the backpacks of their children, engaging in conversation with them, and establishing a strong social-emotional connection with them.
When parents heard about the incident, they expressed their sense of alarm and fear; however, they are also relieved that no one was hurt in the incident. The statement was made by a parent who wished to remain anonymous. “It is always a little scary to hear that there is a weapon on campus,” the parent went on to say. She stated that she was certain that she wanted to talk about it with her daughter who was in seventh grade as soon as she received a recorded message from the principal of the school.
The worker emphasized the significance of speaking up about any information that was heard, regardless of whether it would be considered a rumor or considered to be false. They emphasized the significance of communicating with staff in order to prevent potential harm, highlighting the value of putting a friendship at risk rather than the possibility of saving a life.
