Administrators at Veterans Memorial Early College High School in Brownsville detained a student Thursday morning for having a gun and several boxes of ammunition in his vehicle, the Brownsville Independent School District said.
BISD said the student was detained at 9:10 a.m. after Police and Security Services Department personnel discovered the items during a routine inspection of vehicles entering the campus.
In a statement, BISD said there was “no threat to the campus, students, or staff.”
The district said the case was under investigation by the BISD Police and Security Services Department.
BISD said it continues to take “all necessary safety measures to keep our students and staff safe and secure as a number one priority.”
