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Guns on campus vs. School safety
**EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above is from a previous report in 2022** Panel discusses the possible mandate to have armed and fully funded peace officers in schools and on campuses.
PEARLAND, Texas - A Pearland ISD middle school student was taken in handcuffs Tuesday morning after allegedly bringing a gun to campus.
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Details are limited, but in a statement from Pearland PD, officials were called to Sablatura Middle School after hearing a student was in possession of a gun at the school.
School administrators found the student, secured the weapon, and called the police. After initial interviews, police said the student was taken into custody.
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It's unclear exactly how everything unfolded, but Pearland PD is investigating and Sablatura Middle School resumed normal operations shortly afterward.
Meanwhile, the student is facing charges of Possession of a Firearm in Places Weapons Prohibited and Terroristic Threat.