"Gun Incidents Prompt GRPS to Implement Backpack Ban and Community Forum on School Safety"
TL;DR
School staff in Grand Rapids confiscated a gun from a third grader and issued a temporary ban on backpacks as a safety measure. The incident is under investigation and the school district is working with law enforcement to ensure the safety of all students.
- Grand Rapids school staff confiscates gun from third grader, issues backpack ban WWMT-TV
- Grand Rapids 3rd grader brings loaded handgun to school MLive.com
- GRPS Director of Public Safety, GRPD Police Chief urge parents to do more in keeping guns out of schools WZZM13.com
- GRPS bans backpacks after another gun found at school WOODTV.com
- GRPS to hold community forum on school safety WOODTV.com
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