‘I will kill y'all’: Middle school student arrested for gun on Cobb campus
Cobb County campus gun scare leads to arrest
A student brought a gun to Campbell Middle School in Smyrna, Cobb County, seven days into the new school year.
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A student was taken into custody Tuesday after bringing a gun onto the Campbell Middle School campus in Smyrna and threatening classmates during class.
Campbell Middle School gun recovery
What we know:
It happened just seven days into the new school year.
District officials confirmed that staff and students acted according to their safety training, allowing school personnel to secure the situation immediately and take the student into custody.
Parent James Wilson said an administrator called him around 4 p.m. Tuesday to report that a boy threatened his son and another classmate with a gun during fourth period.
Wilson said the student told the children, "I will shoot y'all, I will kill y'all."
Cobb County Schools safety
What they're saying:
"He and his classmate were in their fourth period and a boy had a gun and threatened to shoot both of them. I was dumbfounded at that point. I am like ‘What?' I am still trying to register it," Wilson said.
"What I hate, they put so much effort into banning Black history and banning critical race theory, but they don't have the same effort when it comes to the security and safety of the students. It's easier to get a gun inside the school than a book on Black history," Wilson said.
In a statement, the school district wrote:
"We can confirm that a weapon was recovered from a student at Campbell Middle School yesterday. The Cobb County School District Police Department is actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
"The safety and well-being of our students and staff remain our highest priority. We are grateful that our safety protocols and close partnership with law enforcement enabled us to respond immediately, secure the situation, and take the student into custody.
"We will continue to work closely with authorities as the investigation proceeds and remain fully committed to maintaining a safe learning environment for every student and staff member."
What we don't know:
Officials have not yet specified the exact type of weapon recovered on campus. Authorities have also not released the age or identity of the student taken into custody.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from the Cobb County School District, which provided an official statement on the incident, as well as an interview conducted by FOX 5 reporter Aungelique Proctor with parent James Wilson. This article has been updated since it was originally published.