A 14-year-old student at William Penn High School in New Castle County, Delaware, was found with a loaded handgun in their backpack on Tuesday morning, police said.
According to Delaware State Police, around 7:07 a.m., a school resource officer received a tip that a student may have brought a firearm to school.
Immediately, the school resource officer and a school administrator located the student in the class and searched their backpack, in which they found a loaded firearm, police said.
Police said the student was immediately taken into custody without incident. They have been charged with possession of a deadly weapon by a person under 18, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, and possession of a firearm in a safe recreation zone.
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No students or staff were injured during the incident, police said.
The student was arraigned and is currently being held at the New Castle County Detention Center on $30,000 cash bail, according to police.
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