Biloxi High School student arrested after an unloaded gun is found, school district says
A Biloxi High School student was arrested Tuesday for bringing an unloaded gun to campus, the school district reported.
In a letter sent to Biloxi High School and Biloxi Junior High School parents, Superintendent Marcus Boudreaux the high school’s administrators received a tip, located the student and found an unloaded gun without any ammunition.
The student has been arrested and will be disciplined in accordance with district policy, according to Boudreaux. The incident comes two weeks after a Biloxi High School student brought a loaded gun to school in a backpack, following an incident in mid-October when two Biloxi students were reportedly playing with an unloaded gun at a school bus stop.
Boudreaux said none of the incidents are related to school-related threats or bullying.
“I would like to provide some clarification on the recent instances reported from Biloxi High School,” he said in the letter sent Tuesday to parents. “In all occurrences, investigations revealed that there was never an intent to use a weapon in the school setting. However, we as a community must solve this problem to prevent the spilling over of community issues into our school system.”
The superintendent said Biloxi school officials met last week with City Council members, the Biloxi Police Department and the Harrison County Youth Court to address safety concerns in the district.
He said enhanced security measures, including three full-time school resource officers and six security officers, will continue to be placed at Biloxi High School and Junior High, along with metal detectors.
“We are taking immediate actions to ensure parents and students of a safe school setting,” he said. “Students can expect random metal detector usage from this point forward to ensure a weapon-free environment.”
This story was originally published November 9, 2021 at 12:41 PM.
