Days into the school year, 2 CMS schools have already found guns on campus

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — School officers found ammunition in a parent’s bag when they were dropping off a student on Tuesday at Sedgefield Middle School, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials confirmed.

Security scanners detected the bullets, and the school resource officer coordinated with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, and officials found a gun locked and secured in a car.

Students were placed under a “no movement” protocol and kept in classrooms while CMPD was investigating as a precaution, the district said, and learning was not disrupted.

Kenyatta Alexander-Paul was arrested for bringing a gun the school, according to a magistrates order. She had a first appearance Wednesday, and her bond was set at $5,000. She is expected to appear in court again on Sept. 17 for these charges.

CMS has found two guns on campuses in the first week of classes.

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Oakdale Elementary School was put on a lockdown on Wednesday after a “disturbance during morning arrival.” Students and staff at the school sheltered in place and were held on buses during that investigation. Shanique Williamson was arrested and charged with two counts of bringing a gun onto educational property. Her bond was set at $10,000.

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