Airsoft gun confiscated from Gillis Elementary student

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Published: Oct. 11, 2018 at 12:05 PM CDT

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - The Calcasieu Parish School Board has released information about an airsoft gun that was confiscated from a Gillis Elementary School student.

According to a Facebook post on CPSB’s page, a student at GES brought the gun to school but it was quickly taken away.

The post reads in part:

An airsoft gun was confiscated from a Gillis Elementary student who brought the item to school. At no time were students...

Posted by Calcasieu Parish School Board on Thursday, October 11, 2018

CPSB also says it practices safety protocols and crisis management plans, which were adhered to by school staff and law enforcement in this incident.

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