QUINCY, MASS. (WHDH) - A 7th grade student in Quincy will not be allowed back to Central Middle School after school officials said the child brought an unloaded gun onto school grounds Tuesday.
Superintendent Kevin Mulvey said the 7th grader allegedly showed the firearm to several classmates after the school day had ended.
“The student did in fact bring a real, unloaded firearm to school that he had with him all day at school in his waistband in a holster,” he said. “Three students on their way out, they ran into a student that they knew, and at that time that student showed them what the students believed to be a real gun and they reported what they saw to the parent… who reported it to the school administration.”
According to Mulvey, the student’s parents were notified. School officials said Quincy police also interviewed the student at the school and confiscated the firearm, which they said belongs to the student’s father.
Parents in the neighborhood were shocked.
“It’s scary about the access the kids are getting unloaded or not… that’s very unsettling to think of,” one parent said.
“It’s very terrifying that he had access to it, thank God it was unloaded,” another parent said. “I just hope it’s a learning experience.”
Even though the gun was unloaded and no one was threatened, Mulvey said the student will not be allowed back at the school.
“Our message to parents is please, please talk to your students about gun safety,” Mulvey said, “Whether that’s a real gun or a fake gun, please do not be bringing guns to school.”
Teachers were to meet with students’ families on Wednesday to answer any questions, according to the superintendent. Parents with questions and concerns were also invited to reach out to Mulvey.
“I do have to thank the students yesterday who reported it right away to a parent yesterday because if they didn’t do that we could’ve potentially had a more serious consequence from this,” he said.
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