About 11 a.m., Evanston police responded to Chute Middle, located in the 1400 block of Oakton, after school officials recovered a handgun from a student, police said.
Investigators discovered a 13-year-old student was showing the gun to other students, when one of them alerted school officials about the firearm, according to police. School officials found the student and recovered the gun without incident, police said. It was then turned over to Evanston police.The lockdown was lifted after Evanston police determined there were no credible threats against any students or school officials.Last June, hundreds of students at the school walked out of class to protest gun violence and support restrictions on the sale and use of guns.
There has to be zero tolerance for this crap. Kid and parents both prosecuted. And whoever is the owner of the gun needs to be prohibited from legally owning ever again