LCSD: 2 middle school students facing weapons charges

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Students at Carolina Springs Middle School were charged for unrelated cases of having weapons on school grounds, says LCSD.

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Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon says on Tuesday, August 25, school administrators were notified that a female student might have a knife in her backpack.

After searching her bag, a kitchen knife was found and secured by the school resource officer.

Sheriff Koon also says during an unrelated search, a loaded handgun was found in the backpack of a male student Thursday morning, August 27.

“School administrators found the gun in his backpack while addressing an unrelated discipline issue,” Sheriff Koon says. “No students were harmed in either case.”

The female student is being charged with carrying a weapon on school property.

The male student is facing the same charge along with possession of a firearm by certain persons unlawful.

“Both were released to the custody of their parents and will appear in family court at a later date,” states Koon. “Their names will not be released because they are under the age of 18.”