Dear THS Families and Students,

Today a T******** High School student was found to be in possession of a fully loaded 22 caliber handgun in the school building. At no time did the student threaten harm with the gun. He indicated that he felt he was in danger in connection with a previous altercation at school and needed protection on the walk home.

THS administration became aware of the presence of the weapon when students who saw it reported it to an assistant principal.

Very soon afterward our School Resource Officer DFC Jay Godlove and Cpl. Scott Blundell, with the aid of Assistant Principals Dale Peters and Greg Keller, removed the student from class without incident. In the office and out of sight of other students, the officers conducted a search and found the weapon on the student’s person. They confiscated the weapon and subsequently removed the student from campus. He is now in custody, facing several criminal charges. In addition, he will be disciplined according to FCPS policy for possession of a firearm, which at the high school level calls for permanent removal.

Weapons have no place in our school or any school. I cannot stress enough the importance of students coming forward promptly and honestly about potentially dangerous situations in our school. THS students and staff alike should be grateful that students today had the courage and conviction to do exactly that.

Parents: Please do your part at home to underscore the seriousness of this matter. As always, school counselors are available to support students who may have concerns.

Kathleen Schlappal, Principal
T******** High School

lol..... Tuscarora High school.... It wasn't that hard to find the name of the school.

DAWWM girl . and at those kinda people all I can say is "bitch ass bitch" -__-

this is exactly why kids take guns to school. people on threads posting stupid shit like bitch ass bitch , you wouldnt say that if he had the gun in your school and pointed @ you. then you would be the bitch , BITCH

I'm pretty sure people don't take guns to school because oh someone posting on a forum..

i was exagerating but same reason. theres been people who killl themselves amd kill other from bullying and bullying online. especially on here with ngu. some of these tough guys , i wish i would run into some of them , even though its the internet , i hate people who talk shit on the internet and are lil panzy at home .