Marshall Public Schools tightens protocols after student brings BB gun to football game
Nia Hinson
MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ)
The superintendent of Marshall Public Schools says the district plans to tighten its event supervision and safety protocols after a student brought a BB gun to a football game Friday night.
According to a social media post from the district, law enforcement and school administrators received reports from several students that a possible weapon was on campus. School Resource Officers and administrators found the student and their parents within minutes and determined the student had a CO2 powered BB gun that looked realistic.
“The situation was handled quickly and at no point was there an active threat to students or spectators,” the post says.
The post states the district has seen a few recent incidents involving students having knives or weapons outside of school this year. Those incidents have not resulted in an active danger to schools, the post says.
In response, the district is no longer allowing unaccompanied youth into all future home football games.
Youth who don’t have a parent with them will also not be allowed to be out of the stands in large groups, according to the post.