OTTUMWA HIGH STUDENT ACCUSED OF BRINGING A GUN TO SCHOOL

Ottumwa High student accused of bringing a gun to school

An Ottumwa High School student has been charged with bringing a gun to school.  According to the Ottumwa School District, the student showed the gun to two other students outside the High School on Thursday (11/19) and then left the area.  School administrators were told, police were contacted and the student was taken into custody a short time later.  According to a statement by the Ottumwa School District, no students or staff were threatened and the gun was never inside the High School.  An Ottumwa School District policy says a student who brings firearms to school will be expelled for not less than one year.

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