VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - A student at First Colonial High was charged after being found with a knife on school grounds Tuesday morning, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department.

School Resource Officers (SRO's) were notified of the incident around 8:14 a.m. and found the student, a 16-year-old boy, in the main office. He was taken into custody without incident.

The student made no direct threats toward students, staff, or the school community, but was taken to juvenile intake and charged with one count of having a weapon on school property, VBPD said.

The principal of First Colonial released a statement following the incident:

First Colonial High School families,

I am writing with an important reminder on school safety. It was discovered that one of our students brought s

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