East High School student detained after taking gun to class

An East High School apprentice was detained after taking a gun on campus in his bag school personnel announced in an email to parents this week Denver Populace Schools safety officers on Thursday received a overview that a scholar had a gun on school property and they attempted to escort the trainee out of class to somewhere private principal Terita Walker wrote in an email to the East High region The apprentice resisted and he was placed in handcuffs for the safety of everyone involved Officers later identified a gun in his bag Walker wrote Related Articles Superintendent says DPS s all-gender bathrooms don t violate Title IX vows to protect students from hostile administration Trump administration says DPS violated Title IX with gender-neutral bathrooms Denver s East High converts boys bathroom to all-gender restroom amid Trump administration analysis Family s attorney calls out Denver DA for not charging suspect in killing of East High attendee The Denver Police Department certified officers detained a juvenile on Thursday morning but declined to release further information because the person was younger than Several shootings have shaken the East High School society in newest years including the fatal shooting of -year-old Luis Garcia while sitting in his car outside the school in February and two administrators who were shot by a aspirant in March while searching him for weapons Walker notified parents and area members that safety and well-being of our students is our top priority and all threats are taken seriously and investigated A Denver Community Schools spokesperson could not be reached for comment without delay Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day