Feb 08, 2024

USD 309 investigating toy gun found at school

Posted Feb 08, 2024 5:10 PM
Nickerson High School-Image Courtesy USD 309
Nickerson High School-Image Courtesy USD 309

NICKERSON, Kan. — According to a social media post Thursday from Nickerson-South Hutchinson USD 309 Superintendent Curtis Nightingale, a student discovered a toy gun in a toilet at Nickerson High School. The student reported it to the office and it was retrieved by Police Chief Paul Allen.

An investigation is currently underway in an attempt to determine who might have brought the object to school. This was a child's toy and presented no threat to students or staff.

"We just wanted to make you aware of the facts of the situation so you are not alarmed should you hear about this through different channels," Nightingale said.

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