Eight Guilford County schools were placed on lockdown Wednesday. A high school student with a gun was the reason.
Education officials at Guilford County Schools said the teenager took the handgun to Ragsdale High School on Wednesday and planned to sell it.
Col. Randy Powers with the Guilford County Sheriff's Office said the gun was loaded, but didn't have a round in the chamber. Powers said some students saw the teen with the gun and notified the school resource officer.
Powers said the teenager fled, but was located nearby.
Guilford County Schools has not said whether the boy has been disciplined, but the student handbook says any student who takes a firearm on school grounds will receive a one-year suspension.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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