Student charged with carrying a toy gun on school grounds
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Published: Oct. 10, 2019 at 4:34 PM CDT
Iowa City police have charged a student for carrying around a toy gun on school property.
Officials stated that Wednesday afternoon that they were called to Tate High School to investigate a report that a gun had been allegedly exchanged in the school parking lot on Tuesday.
The principal stated that a parent saw the exchange in the parking lot during a parent-teacher conference. Police watched the surveillance video, which confirmed what the parent saw.
After investigating, police confirmed that a student of Tate High School had possession of a toy gun on school property. The student was charged with carrying a toy gun in city limits. The student was then released to their parent.