A Colorado Springs High School student has been arrested for allegedly bringing a loaded gun to school

Feb. 24—A Colorado Springs High School student was arrested Friday for allegedly bringing a handgun onto campus, police said.

The student was arrested “on various weapons-related charges” at Sand Creek High School in District 49 on the city’s east side, according to a police blotter entry and a letter to school parents obtained by The Gazette.

“Acting on information received through Safe2Tell, the student was found to be carrying a handgun. We want to assure you that the firearm has been secured, and students, staff and guests are safe,” the district said in its letter.

At 10:10 a.m. a Safe2Tell report alerted school staff and police that a student was in possession of a handgun at the school.

“SCHS administrators immediately contacted our law enforcement partners and located the student in an SCHS classroom,” the district said in its letter. “Administrators placed SCHS on a temporary hold while they searched the student and confirmed that the student was in possession of a loaded handgun.”

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The student was then arrested, and the hold was lifted shortly after 10:20 a.m., according to the district.

School officials don’t know how the student got the gun.

“There are no ongoing concerns for the safety of students or staff at this time,” police said.

The incident at Sand Creek High School is at least the third this school year in which a student has been arrested for possessing a firearm at a Colorado Springs-area school.

A Sierra High School student was arrested earlier this month after allegedly bringing a gun to a District 2 school. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a student who brought a handgun and ammunition to class at Evans Elementary in District 49 in October.

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