GAINESVILLE, Mo. (KY3) - The Gainesville School District confirms school leaders found a gun had been found in a student’s backpack.

School leaders say the student claimed they brought it to school by accident. The gun was confiscated. 

Nobody was hurt. School leaders sent the student home.

On Tuesday, a student brought a loaded gun to school to Pipkin Middle School in Springfield. The student claimed they had no intention of hurting anyone.

If you are a parent and gun owner, police say to make sure your firearms are locked up and out of reach of children.

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