Dozens of weapons found in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools since start of school year, report shows

CHARLOTTE — At least one handgun and dozens of other weapons have been found in schools in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County since the start of the school year in late August, according to a report obtained by Channel 9 on Tuesday.

We got a list of incidents in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools involving students touching a weapon on campus on Tuesday. The report goes back to Aug. 29, the first day of school, through Oct. 18.

According to the list, there have been 37 weapons incidents. The weapons have been found inside elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools.

The report says whether a knife, gun, or “other” weapon was found, and clarifies that “Other” generally means a stun gun, pepper spray, or a TASER. The report noted that if multiple students touched the same weapon, it gets counted as multiple incidents.

So far, one gun has been reportedly found in CMS. Channel 9 reported when that incident happened on Oct. 13 at Julius L. Chambers High School. Last school year, a total of 31 firearms were found inside schools.

CMS gave an update to Channel 9 on Thursday, saying, “For the same amount of school days from last school year, we had 89 weapons, compared to 45 this school year.”

You can see a map of the weapons incidents reported through Oct. 18 below, or by clicking this link. Tap each icon to see when the incident happened and what kind of weapon was found.

The report doesn’t say if students were arrested or if criminal charges were filed.

The report doesn’t say how the weapons were found. Earlier this year, Channel 9 reported that CMS is rolling out weapon detectors to all middle schools in the district, in addition to having them in high schools.

We’ll update this article with new information when it’s made available by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

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