Parents arrested after guns found at two North Carolina elementary schools

Two North Carolina parents were arrested in separate incidents this week after firearms were discovered involving elementary school students, authorities said.

In Nash County, a firearm was found Wednesday morning on a school bus taking students to M.B. Hubbard Elementary School in Battleboro, according to the Nash County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators said a 10-year-old student noticed his bookbag felt heavier than normal after boarding the bus. When he opened it, he found a small-caliber handgun inside. Officials said the student immediately zipped the bag closed and gave it to the bus driver…

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