A Ringgold High School student found a loaded gun in a bathroom Thursday which was later determined to belong to a district security guard, a letter posted on the school's website says. VIDEO: Watch Kelly Brennan's reportThe students reported finding the gun to a teacher in the bathroom near the entrance to the building. The teacher immediately contacts Executive Officer Colleen Spahr, who took to gun to the security office safe. The letter says, "Proper measures are being made to ensure nothing like this happens again."The district is urging parents and guardians to encourage their children to report any incident that may put them in danger to a teacher, administrator or any school staff member. "Only be working as a school community, in partnership with parents, can we create and maintain the level of safety and security that we want for our children and that they certainly deserve," the letter says.It's not clear if the security guard has or will face disciplinary action.Pittsburgh's Action News 4 reached out to Superintendent Karen Polkabla who said, "Student safety is very important to the Ringgold School District. Policies and procedures have been developed and implemented by the Ringgold School District police to protect the students in each of our buildings. Today, one of those procedures was not followed, as a result a service weapon was left unsecured. Since this is a personnel matter, I cannot comment any further. Highest praises go to the students and school personnel who followed established procedures which insured our students were safe at all times. We will continue to work diligently to protect our students."

A Ringgold High School student found a loaded gun in a bathroom Thursday which was later determined to belong to a district security guard, a letter posted on the school's website says.

VIDEO: Watch Kelly Brennan's report


The students reported finding the gun to a teacher in the bathroom near the entrance to the building. The teacher immediately contacts Executive Officer Colleen Spahr, who took to gun to the security office safe.

The letter says, "Proper measures are being made to ensure nothing like this happens again."

The district is urging parents and guardians to encourage their children to report any incident that may put them in danger to a teacher, administrator or any school staff member.

"Only be working as a school community, in partnership with parents, can we create and maintain the level of safety and security that we want for our children and that they certainly deserve," the letter says.

It's not clear if the security guard has or will face disciplinary action.

Pittsburgh's Action News 4 reached out to Superintendent Karen Polkabla who said, "Student safety is very important to the Ringgold School District. Policies and procedures have been developed and implemented by the Ringgold School District police to protect the students in each of our buildings. Today, one of those procedures was not followed, as a result a service weapon was left unsecured. Since this is a personnel matter, I cannot comment any further. Highest praises go to the students and school personnel who followed established procedures which insured our students were safe at all times. We will continue to work diligently to protect our students."