Hillsboro High School placed on lockdown after weapon found on campus

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Hillsboro High School was placed on lockdown Friday morning after a loaded weapon was found on school grounds, officials announced.

A spokesperson for Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) told News 2 that school administrators were informed that a student “may have brought a gun to campus.”

The student was reportedly located, brought into the office, and searched. During the search, a firearm was found in the student’s bag, officials said.

A spokesperson for the school district said the student — only identified as a 14-year-old freshman — and firearm were both taken into custody by the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD).

Based on a preliminary investigation, authorities said there is no indication that the student was going to use the weapon on campus. He allegedly told officers that he had taken the gun from a drawer at home.

Officials said the lockdown was lifted after MNPD and school security searched the school and found no additional threats.

The 14-year-old was charged in juvenile court with carrying a gun on school property.

No other information was immediately released.