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WEBVTT REPORTER: MOST STUDENTS I TALKED TO SAY THEY WERE SHOCKED TO HEAR A STUDENT BROUGHT A GUN WITH FOUR BULLETS IN IT TO SCHOOL. POLICE SAY HE DIDN’T THREATEN ANYONE ON SNAPCHAT, BUT THEY’RE SEARCHING HIS PHONE AND COMPUTER TO MAKE SURE THE WIND WHIPS THE FLAG OUTSIDE PAPILLION LA-VISTA HIGH SCHOOL, STILL AT HALF STAFF TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THURSDAYS’ MASS SHOOTING IN THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA. >> IT’S THE NUMBER ONE THREAT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, SO WE’RE ALWAYS PREPARING FOR THAT THREAT. REPORTER: FRIDAY MORNING, PAPILLION POLICE WERE FACED WITH THAT THREAT WHEN A STUDENT BROUGHT A LOADED HANDGUN TO SCHOOL. >> THAT HE WAS IN POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN, HE HAD TAKEN A PICTURE OF THE OBJECT AND SNAPCHATTED FROM THE BATHROOM. REPORTER: A STUDENT TOLD SCHOOL OFFICIALS. POLICE TRACKED THE 17-YEAR-OLD TO HIS CLASSROOM, THEN ARRESTED HIM. >> HE THOUGHT THAT HE WAS BRINGING IT TO SCHOOL JUST TO BE COOL, AND THERE WAS NO DIRECT THREAT. HE GAVE UP WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPORTER: IT’S NO JOKE FOR PAPILLION. THE SENIOR FACES TWO FELONIES AND STATE LAW REQUIRES HE BE EXPELLED FOR ONE YEAR, MEANING HE WON’T FINISH HIGH SCHOOL AT PAPILLION. >> IF YOU’RE JOKING OR YOU WANNA BE COOL, SCHOOL SAFETY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE’RE GONNA JOKE ABOUT. REPORTER: STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WEREN’T AWARE WHAT WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE OF HOW QUICKLY OFFICERS CAUGHT THE STUDENT, BUT SADLY, THEY REALIZE THIS IS A NEW NORMAL. >> I MEAN, I THINK I’VE GROWN IMMUNE TO ALL THE NEWS OUT THERE, SO AFTER I HEARD THERE WAS A GUN IN SCHOOL, I WASN’T TOO SURPRISED. AS TIME GOES BY, IT LIKE GETS NORMALIZED AND HERE WE ARE IN THIS DAY AND AGE. REPORTER: THE SARPY COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE HASN’T MADE A DECISION ON CHARGES AND THEY HAVE NOT DECIDED IF HE’LL BE CHARGED AS AN ADULT. THAT COULD DEPEND ON HIS PAST CRIMINAL HISTO

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The wind whips the flag outside Papillion La-Vista High School. It’s still at half-staff to honor victims of Thursdays’ mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California.“It’s the number one threat in law enforcement. So, we're always preparing for that threat,” Chief Scott Lyons, Papillion Police said.Friday morning, Papillion police were faced with that threat and needing to use their prepared plans.They said a student brought a loaded handgun to school. Police said it had four live rounds in the magazine, but none in the chamber. School officials said he hid it in his backpack.“He was in possession of a handgun. He had taken a picture of the object and snap chatted from the bathroom,” Lyons said.They said he sent it to two friends. One of the students told school officials. Police tracked the 17-year-old to his classroom then arrested him the same morning.“He thought that he was bringing it to school just to be cool. There was no direct threat, he gave up without incident,” Lyons said.It’s no joke for Papillion. The senior faces two felonies and state law requires he be expelled for one year. That means he likely won’t finish high school at Papillion.“If you're joking or you want to be cool school safety is not something that we're going to joke about,” Annette Eyeman, Papillion La-Vista High School, said.Police said students and teachers weren't aware what was happening because of how quickly officers caught the student. But sadly, many students said they realize this is a new normal.“I mean I think I’ve grown immune to all the news out there. So, after I heard there was a gun in school I wasn't too surprised,” Luke Maidute, a senior, said.“As time goes by it gets normalized and here we are in this day and age.”The Sarpy County Attorney's office hasn't decided on charges. They also said they have not decided if he'll be charged as an adult. They said it could depend on his past criminal history.The student is not being identified because he is a juvenile.