Student found with gun on campus at Kannapolis school

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — A student at A. L. Brown High School in Kannapolis was found with a gun, according to school officials.

Brown High School Principal Sara Newell sent a message to students’ families on Thursday saying that the gun was found Wednesday afternoon, and the student was removed from campus by the Kannapolis Police Department.

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The student wasn’t identified, and the school didn’t say what grade the student was in. Newell said that “all disciplinary measures were and will continue to be followed.”

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