Middle School Lockdown for Guns

I can't help but notice the timing of this student bringing a gun to school as we come up on the anniversary of the Connecticut tragedy from last December.

http://www.examiner.com/article/lake-zurich-middle-school-south-on-lockdown-after-weapon-incident

After a student allegedly brought weapons to Lake Zurich’s Middle School South in the northwest of Chicago suburban town of Lake Zurich, Illinois on Tuesday, the school was put on a “code red” hard lockdown, according to WGN-News on Tuesday. Besides the Lake Zurich’s Middle School South being put on lockdown, the Isaac Fox Elementary School which is located nearby was put on lockdown as well.

Students’ parents received a call from the Lake Zurich School District office asserting that the student who had brought the weapons to school had been apprehended. They were also told that the weapons had not been used.

The school’s web site says that the situation is “All Clear” and that the lockdown at both schools has been lifted. It also says that the students at South Middle School are resuming normal classroom activities. Additionally, all after-school activities have been cancelled for Tuesday.

Lake Zurich is located approximately 37 miles from downtown Chicago, located in the southwestern portion of Lake County.