Recess chatter at Longcoy Elementary in Kent, Ohio, turned into a gun scare Thursday when school staff discovered a second-grader had a loaded handgun tucked in his backpack. A classmate quietly told a teacher they had seen a weapon, and staff quickly tracked down the bookbag and secured a loaded 9mm before anyone was hurt. Kent police later arrested the child’s mother and charged her with endangering children.
Officers were called to the school around 12:30 p.m. and recovered the loaded 9mm from the student’s backpack, according to WOIO. Investigators told WOIO they determined the 8-year-old had easy access to the firearm at home and deliberately brought it to school, although they said the child’s motive is still unknown…