AVON, Ind.–The Avon Community School Corporation says a support staff member at Hickory Elementary School brought a gun to school on Tuesday and was subsequently terminated.

Avon Community Schools Communication Coordinator Kevin Carr said that an employee at Hickory Elementary School discovered a handbag in a secure staff closet in their classroom.

“Because they were unsure to whom the bag belonged, they opened it to find identification and found a handgun. The Avon School Police Department secured the weapon and determined that the item belonged to a support staff member who accidentally left it in their bag,” said Carr in a Tuesday news release.

Carr said the employee has been terminated and the matter has been turned over to law enforcement.

“Our highest priority in Avon Schools is

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