The Lynchburg Police Department is investigating after a 17-year-old Heritage High School student brought handgun to school on Tuesday.

Heritage High School administration says they discovered that a student had a handgun at around 7:20 a.m. Tuesday morning.

School administrators contacted the school resource officer about the handgun. School officials say the Lynchburg Police Department is now handling the investigation. Police say the incident appears to be isolated. The student was arrested for possessing a firearm on school property and was taken to Lynchburg Regional Juvenile Detention Center.

In a release, school officials say that Lynchburg City Schools and the Heritage High School administration "will continue to make the safety and well-being of [their] students [their] highest priority at all times."