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Student ‘did not intend to use’ gun brought to school, says Nixa district officials

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM

A handgun was discovered in a Nixa High School student’s backpack on Tuesday, April 22.

The district tells Ozarks First a student was pulled aside to search their backpack, and inside was an unloaded handgun, an unloaded magazine, and a box of ammunition.

“We didn’t have any indication of threats or concerns to safety,” said Jared Webster, the Executive Director of Secondary Education in Nixa.

A student at the SCORE campus of Nixa High School was taken into custody by police after the gun and ammo were found inside their backpack.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

(Story by Carissa Codel, ozarksfirst.com)

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