2 middle school students arrested for having weapons on school grounds, deputies say

LEXINGTON, S.C. (WIS) – Two students at Carolina Springs Middle School were charged in separate cases after having weapons on school grounds.

“On Tuesday, school administrators were notified that a female student might have a knife in her backpack,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said. “After searching her bag, a kitchen knife was found and immediately secured by the school resource officer.”

During an unrelated search, deputies said they found a loaded handgun in the backpack of a male student Thursday morning…

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