A San Bernardino school counselor was arrested Monday morning after she brought a weapon onto the campus of Paakuma’ K-8 School, according to police and school district officials.

“It was locked in the employee’s personal vehicle, which was in the parking lot, which is school property,” said Linda Bardere, spokeswoman for the San Bernardino City Unified School District. “At no time was the weapon brought out or shown.”

At a community meeting Tuesday evening, the school’s principal and the school district’s police chief said no direct threat was made to a student or staff member.

“We don’t believe that person is a threat to the campus,” Chief Joe Paulino said.

Pakuuma' parent: "Was there a direct threat made to a student or staff member?" Morales: "No." pic.twitter.com/Alu6Tx6NHD — Beau Yarbrough (@LBY3) September 13, 2017

Anita Rene Scott, 55, was arrested on suspicion of bringing a firearm to school, according to San Bernardino County sheriff’s booking records. She posted $25,000 bail early Tuesday and was released from the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.

The district placed her on administrative leave, Bardere said. Scott has worked for the district since 2001.

Bardere said another employee came forward and “shared a conversation from the past week about weapons.” The employee said Scott admitted to having a weapon in her vehicle.

Paulino: The person who reported Scott's gun directed police to exactly where it could be found. pic.twitter.com/PY9ja641zN — Beau Yarbrough (@LBY3) September 13, 2017

Paulino said that as soon as that anonymous report was made, an officer was dispatched to the school.

He and Paakuma’ Principal Victoria Morales took questions Tuesday night at a community meeting in the school’s gym. About 75 concerned parents and students attended.

The gun in Scott’s vehicle was registered to her, Paulino told the crowd, but she did not have a permit to carry it on her person. He said he didn’t know whether she knew that she was breaking the law by having it on school property.

“We believe this person committed a crime,” Paulino said, “but ultimately, the court will determine if they’re guilty.”

Morales noted at the beginning of the meeting that because the investigation is ongoing, there are some things officials couldn’t share publicly.

Later, Paulino told parents that he didn’t know how long it would be before full answers would be available: “We’re at the mercy of the court system.”

Morales said Pakuuma’ holds regular drills to prepare for an armed intruder. She also noted that the school has some new security procedures.

She did not mention why, but the district has reviewed its procedures in the wake of last year’s shooting at North Park Elementary. A man came to that school where his estranged wife taught, shot and killed her and one student, wounded another student and then killed himself.

Officials did not tell Pakuuma’ students about Monday’s incident, but officials did send a letter home with them that day to notify parents.

“I want to assure you that all safety precautions have been followed,” says the letter signed by Morales. “The weapon was never exposed to students or other employees.”

A school psychologist and counselor were on campus Tuesday, but few Pakuuma’ students brought it up. Morales said the day “was business as usual.”

Scott had previously spoken out against violence in 2013 when several people, including students she had interacted with, protested in San Bernardino against injustice and police brutality following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the high-profile killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida.

In an interview with this newspaper, Scott was quoted as saying, “Those are my kids, and what’s on my heart right now is what I’m going to say to them,” she said. “We need to teach them that you have a right to assemble — you have a right to march, a right to protest, a right to rally. What you do not have the right to is to destroy private or public property.”