CMPD: Middle school student attempts to shock teacher, SRO with stun gun

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A student at Martin Luther King Middle School brought a stun gun to the campus Thursday afternoon and tried to stun a teacher and a school resource officer, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.

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The student was arrested and was suspended from school.

The school sent a message to parents alerting them to the situation.

Officials said the safety and security of students are important.

"I feel safe at school,” seventh-grader Jessie Epino said. “I don't feel like someone's going to hurt me or something at school."

Police were at the school the next day as a precaution.

No one was hurt, and no students were in danger.

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