Columbia County School District Police have secured a gun found in a student’s possession, school administration said.
On Friday morning, Grovetown High School principal Craig Baker sent out a letter to parents saying that school administrators and district police found and confiscated gun on campus after investigating in response to a tip.
“The Columbia County School District and Grovetown High School takes incidents such as these extremely seriously,” said Baker in the letter. “The student has been criminally charged with possession of a firearm on campus and will also be held accountable according to the code of conduct.”
Baker assures parents that there was “no direct threat made against the school, students or staff,” and that the incident did not disrupt the school day.
The principal praised those who presented the information, emphasizing the importance of “See something. Say something” and encouraged reporting suspicious behavior to school administrators, law enforcement or the school district’s anonymous tip hotline at 706-541-3600.
Skyler Q. Andrews is a staff reporter covering business for The Augusta Press. Reach him at skyler@theaugustapress.com.
