PAINESVILLE TOWNSHIP, OH — For the second time this week, a student was found with a gun inside a Northeast Ohio high school.
On Friday, Riverside High School was placed on lockdown around 1:55 pm after administrators said a student posted a "threatening image on social media while inside the school."
Deputies said the student was found in a classroom with a gun. Investigators said he was taken into custody.
That student's name, age, and grade have not been released.
The lockdown was lifted at 2:17 p.m., two minutes after the school day finished.
The district released the following statement, in part:
As always, student safety is our top priority. Threats or other activity designed to deliberately disrupt the educational environment will be cause for criminal charges and/or school discipline. Riverside Local Schools are committed to maintaining a safe and non-threatening environment where students can learn and be comfortable.
Out of an abundance of caution, we will have increased deputy presence at Riverside Campus for the foreseeable future.
We would like to thank the students who reported this incident to a Campus administrator, as the District takes these situations extremely seriously. This serves as a reminder of the importance of reporting any and all suspicious activity.
A school district spokesperson has not responded to multiple requests for an interview attempting to learn more about how the gun made it into the school building.
In a statement to parents, Riverside Schools said out of an abundance of caution, there would be an "increased deputy presence" at the school for the "foreseeable future."
Friday's incident comes just days after a student at Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights brought a gun to school and fatally shot herself.
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