Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County Schools student is arrested Tuesday morning for having a gun on school property.
Knoxville Police Department officials say a KPD School Resource Officer at West High School was notified that a 15-year-old student had potentially brought a gun to school.
KPD says another student notified school administration that the student was showing off the gun in a school bathroom.
The 15-year-old student was searched and found in possession of a loaded handgun in his backpack; he was charged for carrying a weapon on school property.
KPD adds that the student had not made any threats of violence.
