Memphis Police say a 14 year-old Lester Elementary student was arrested Wednesday morning, February 13, 2008, and charged with carrying a weapon on school property.
School administrators conducted a random security check and found the gun, which was unloaded, in the student's backpack.
Classes will continue Wednesday at Lester Elementary as scheduled and the school will not be placed on lockdown. School administrators say they will send a letter home to parents informing them of the incident.
This incident comes two days after a student was shot three times Monday, February 11, at Mitchell High School. 19 year-old Stacey Kiser is in critical condition and the accused shooter, 17 year-old Cornelius Cheers, is charged with attempted murder.
On Monday, February 4, a Hamilton High School student was shot in the leg by another student and in October 2007, a Manassas High School student was shot accidentally. Another student was taking a gun out of his backpack to show his friend and it went off.
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