HARRISON TWP. — Two students at Horizon Science Academy high school were found with loaded firearms on them today at school, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
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Deputies were dispatched to Horizon Science Academy high school just after noon on report of a firearm being located on school grounds, the sheriff’s office spokesperson said in the media release.
A student notified staff that there was a gun on school property. School staff identified and found two students that each had loaded guns in their backpacks.
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“School staff took all of the necessary action to keep both students and staff safe once they identified that there was a threat,” the spokesperson said.
The two students have been detained for questioning.
There is no ongoing threat to the school, the spokesperson said.
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The incident remains under investigation.
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