Weapons detection system foils Mesa student bringing gun on campus, school says

Mesa Public Schools say no one was hurt and the student who brought the gun did not threaten anyone. The student was arrested and will be held accountable according to school discipline policy.Students heard about the gun on campus, and emails went out to parents."It was very nerve-wracking," Dahlia Mota, a student, said.In a statement, the district said, " Mesa High School launched its weapons detection system this morning.

The weapons detection system is another layer to MPS security measures. Our goal is weapons detection will deter anyone from bringing weapons on our campuses."The weapons detector is similar to what people walk through at Chase Field or at State Farm Stadium.Mesa Public Schools says all six high schools will have the detectors set up by graduation.Students, of course, are just glad that no one was hurt.

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