MARION, Ill. (WJPF) – Police and school officials are looking into how a gun was brought into the Marion Junior High School by a student.
The Marion Unit 2 School District says school administrators received a tip Wednesday afternoon that a student had a gun in their backpack. Less than 5 minutes later, administrators had opened the student’s locker and found the gun inside. It was turned over to the police. The student was removed from school property.
The name and age of the student are not being released.
