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Novato police responded Friday to a report of a teenage boy with a handgun hiding within the bushes in entrance of Sinaloa Middle School, however an investigation revealed the handgun was a Nerf pistol.
The report was made after lessons ended for the day, however the college was positioned on lockdown as there have been nonetheless college students and workers on campus.
Police officers supplied security details about Nerf weapons to the kids, and the varsity was placed on lockdown.
Nerf weapons aren’t inherently harmful, however imitation weapons pose a security danger when utilized in public and might trigger concern and panic, the police division mentioned.
“We are grateful that this incident didn’t contain an actual firearm and that the members had no destructive intentions,” police mentioned in a press release. “We want to remind the neighborhood to pay attention to the protection issues surrounding the usage of imitation weapons, Nerf weapons, or Senior Challenges, particularly whereas driving.”
It is unclear which colleges the scholars concerned are from, however there are a minimum of two excessive colleges in Novato.
Officials at Sinaloa Junior High School couldn’t be reached for remark.
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