Students at a Mesquite charter school returned to class one day after a 16-year-old student with a gun was shot by police on Monday.
Students at a Mesquite charter school returned to class on Tuesday after a 16-year-old student with a gun was shot by police on Monday.The altercation unfolded Monday at Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy.It comes just one day after the school was placed on lockdown when a 16-year-old brought a gun into a building.Mesquite police say the male student, who isn't being named, pulled out the gun inside an administrative office at the school's Oates campus.
The campus was placed on lockdown and students and teachers met parents at a nearby church."Once they heard the noises and saw the police come in, that's when they completely lost it. They all started bawling, oh this is real," said teacher Shanterria Rider."It's very scary. I think we need more precautions, more security measures throughout all of our schools," said parent Kenya Hawkins.The school says it is doing just that.
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