CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WRN) — An unloaded gun was found in a student’s backpack at Chippewa Falls Middle School this week.
The cased and unloaded gun was found in a student’s bag on Wednesday. The student told staff they accidentally grabbed a parent’s backpack instead of their own when getting out of the car at school.
The student is not being identified because it was an accident and no one was hurt.
Police are urging parents to leave their guns home when coming to school grounds.