A Glassell Park Elementary School student brought a handgun to campus Wednesday, school officials said. In a statement to the school community, Principal Claudia Pelayo simply said "a handgun was found on campus" Wednesday. Pelayo said that the school "took immediate action" and notified the student's parents. According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, the student was just 10 years old, and brought a loaded .40-caliber Glock 22 to school.
SUGGESTED: LA mom wants principal fired after daughter was victim of alleged racist bullyingWednesday's incident at Glassell Park Elementary is the latest in what seems to be a rising trend at LAUSD schools. According to that same LA Times report, there were 669 weapon "incidents" at LAUSD schools during the 2018-19 school year, a drop from the previous year. Incidents went up during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years.