Evanston high school student posed with prop gun in social media post

high schooler was referred to juvenile court after posing with a prop gun in a social media post Tuesday afternoon.

Evanston police received a tip around 12:50 p.m. that an Evanston Township High School student posed with a gun in a social media post with the caption "can't wait 4 eths 2 blow up." Safety staff at the school took the 14-year-old student to a dean's office where they learned the handgun was not real and was a prop gun being used for an English lesson about "Romeo & Juliet," police said.The student was transported to the Evanston Police Department where the student was referred to juvenile court for disorderly conduct, police said.

Community members can use Evanston police's text-a-tip hotline to report potential crimes. Text the number 274637 and start your message with "EPDTIP."that I have read and agree

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