Firearm given to another student wasn’t brought onto any DCS, MCS campuses, officials say

DECATUR, Ala. ( WHNT ) — Decatur City Schools officials have released a statement after they say an investigation revealed a Decatur City student had given a firearm to a student in Morgan County.

According to a DCS spokesperson, the school system was notified of a report that a student attending a school in Morgan County possessed a firearm. School resource officers with DCS launched an investigation and discovered the firearm was “taken from a home in Decatur and then passed on to the Morgan County student.”

“No evidence or reports suggest that the gun was ever on any Decatur City Schools campus,” the statement from Decatur City Schools says.

News 19 reached out to Morgan County Schools, and it said the following in a statement on Facebook:

“Student safety is a top priority of Morgan County Schools. We partner with many agencies to keep our schools safe. Due to a recent press release, we feel the need to clarify that NO firearm was found at a Morgan County School nor did the firearm belong to any Morgan County Schools student or any family members.”

DCS says the Decatur City Schools student, 12, was already removed from the regular
school environment due to, “threatening behaviors at school and at home.” The school system said it notified police and the Alabama Department of Human Resources about the 12-year-old.

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You can read the full statement from Decatur City Schools here:

“This morning, Decatur City Schools was notified of a report involving a firearm in
the possession of a student attending a school in Morgan County. Our
administrative team discovered the student obtained the firearm from a Decatur
City Schools student.

Decatur City Schools immediately launched an investigation through our school
resource officers. Our investigation revealed that the firearm was taken from a
home in Decatur and then passed on to the Morgan County student. No evidence
or reports suggest that the gun was ever on any Decatur City Schools campus.

We can confirm that the student had already been removed from the regular
school environment due to threatening behaviors at school and at home. We have
taken the necessary steps to notify both the police and the Alabama Department
of Human Resources, as we have concerns about the level of supervision this 12-
year-old is receiving and his ability to access firearms.

We are releasing this information to ensure accurate details are shared with the
public and to prevent the spread of misinformation. We want to emphasize that
no firearm was brought onto any Decatur City Schools campus. And that the
firearm in question was recovered from a student who does not attend Decatur
City Schools.”

Decatur City Schools

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