A Forest Hill High School student is facing charges after school officials took a gun from him, Jackson Public Schools officials said.Campus police confiscated the unloaded small-caliber gun Tuesday from the student outside the school, district officials said."According to officers, this was not related to a fight, nor did the student in possession of the weapon make a threat toward students," said JPS spokesman Sherwin Johnson in an email. Johnson said the student could face disciplinary action from the school for bringing a weapon onto school property."We take matters of student safety very seriously and will continue to make every effort to foster a positive and respectful culture," Sherwin said.

A Forest Hill High School student is facing charges after school officials took a gun from him, Jackson Public Schools officials said.

Campus police confiscated the unloaded small-caliber gun Tuesday from the student outside the school, district officials said.


"According to officers, this was not related to a fight, nor did the student in possession of the weapon make a threat toward students," said JPS spokesman Sherwin Johnson in an email.

Johnson said the student could face disciplinary action from the school for bringing a weapon onto school property.

"We take matters of student safety very seriously and will continue to make every effort to foster a positive and respectful culture," Sherwin said.