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Springfield, Ohio Boy Brings Gun To School, Tells Cops He's Scared Of Being Hurt

A teacher found the weapon while putting homework into the student's backpack.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — An eight-year-old Ohio boy who had an unloaded gun in his backpack has told police he brought the weapon to his elementary school because he thought another student was going to hurt him.

The Springfield News-Sun reports that a teacher at Springfield's Simon Kenton Elementary School found the gun Tuesday afternoon while putting homework into the backpack. No one was hurt. Police responded to the school, and the boy was taken into custody.

The superintendent says the boy will be disciplined according to the district's student code of conduct. Police say the child also could face a charge for having a deadly weapon in a school safety zone.

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