Some school officials got a scare in Virginia this week when a 6-year-old student was caught with a loaded gun inside of his backpack, according to authorities. Members of the Orange County Sheriff's Office were contacted on Sept.

A six-year-old student brought a revolver in their bookbag to an elementary school in Orange, Virginia. Authorities said there is no evidence that the child intended to use the weapon. While sorting out items from a late student's bookbag on Monday afternoon,

A Virginia sheriff says a 6-year-old student brought a revolver to school in their bookbag, but there’s no sign that the child intended to use it. Orange County Sheriff Jason C. Smith says an instructional assistant at Orange Elementary School found the gun on Monday afternoon while helping a child who arrived late take items out of their bookbag.

Parents have been notified that a student brought a “replica gun” into a Fairborn classroom last week. Fairborn Intermediate School Principal Tammy Gendreau sent a letter to parents on Tuesday regarding a student bringing a fake weapon to school.

A middle school student had a little too much iron with his school lunch on Wednesday afternoon in Charles County, leading to the recovery of a handgun, according to the sheriff's office. Administrators at the Benjamin Stoddert Middle School were alerted shortly after 12:30 p.

A 6-year-old child in Virginia brought a loaded gun to an elementary school, officials said. According to a press release, around 12:50 p.m. an instructional assistant found what appeared to be a firearm inside of a child’s bookbag at Orange Elementary School.