GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. — A 15-year-old Glynn County student is facing charges after allegedly bringing an unloaded gun to school.
According to Glynn County officials, someone found an unloaded gun in a bathroom at Glynn Academy during the President's Day holiday. There was no ammunition of magazines found on the grounds.
Meanwhile, the Glynn County Schools Police Chief Rod Ellis received a tip from a student's guardian on Sunday, who claimed their child had seen a possible weapon in another student's backpack the week before.
Ellis, along with Glynn County Officer Donald Terry, and Principal Matthew Blackstone, discovered the weapon found belonged to the accused 15-year-old.
The school system tribunal suspended the student from school.
Meanwhile, the student faces charges of possession of a firearm on school property and theft in the Glynn County Juvenile Court system.