NEW WHITELAND, Ind. — Clark-Pleasant police are investigating after an elementary student had gun on a school bus Wednesday morning.
The school district said the incident happened Aug. 9 around 8:45 a.m. when a boy showed a gun to other students on the bus that was parked at Break-O-Day Elementary in New Whiteland. School officials said another student reported the incident to the bus driver, who then immediately responded and took the gun away from the student.
Clark-Pleasant police arrived to the school and detained the student for questioning. School officials said all students were safe and accounted for.
Superintendent Dr. Timothy Edsell said there were no reports that the boy with the gun threatened anyone.
According to Edsell, the school day was not impacted by the incident, and he confirmed the gun was on school grounds but was never brought in the building.
The Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation released the following statement on the incident:
"We want to thank our staff and students for following the safety protocols. We are also grateful for the assistance of our police department to address this situation quickly. Thanks to our bus driver who took immediate appropriate action to confiscate the weapon.
We take this very seriously and will do everything possible to assure the safety of our students and staff."