HERNANDO COUNTY, FLa.- Hernando County deputies are currently investigating an incident at Challenger K-8, located on Elgin Boulevard in Spring Hill, involving allegations of a student having a firearm on campus.
A concerned student notified the School Resource Deputy and the Principal that another student possibly brought a firearm to school. The deputy and the principal immediately made contact with the student in question, a 10-year-old female, and checked her backpack. Golf Umbrella
A search of the student's backpack revealed a pellet gun and a pocketknife, which were both confiscated. The student was detained by the School Resource Deputy.
The student did not make any threats to other students and/or to staff members, nor did she display the pellet gun or pocketknife.
An investigation is underway to determine where she obtained the items from and what her intentions were.
More information will be provided when available. The investigation has just begun.
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