Parents question police and school response to student bringing gun to West Geauga High School

GEAUGA COUNTY, Ohio - There is mounting frustration about how officials handled Monday’s situation at West Geauga High School when a student was arrested for allegedly

Officials reviewed security footage and identified the students who used the restroom prior to the discovery. As the students were interviewed, classes resumed as scheduled. “They decided to take the time ... it was too much time to make the move to lock the school down,” the parent told 19 News. “They haven’t handled it very well, not in a very professional manner.”

According to Chief Young, when Morrissette was arrested at the school Monday, he had three loaded magazines and the handgun in his backpack. He also had a knife secured to his pants, said Chief Young.“There was access to the school over the weekend so there was really an unknown of where that bullet could have come from,” he said. “It would have been premature to act at that time. We didn’t want to cause undue panic or concern until we knew there was a threat.”Classes resumed on Wednesday.

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