Parents, teachers and students across Central Florida are on high alert after a series of threats against several schools and guns found on campus.
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At least 10 teens have been arrested in Central Florida this week relating to threats or guns at school.
One of the most recent scares was at Boone High School where a loaded gun was found in a student’s backpack Friday.
Eyewitness News spoke with the woman who says her daughter found the loaded gun.
She did not want to be identified.
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She says Friday morning, one of her daughter’s classmates said her backpack was heavy.
She says her daughter later saw the handle of this gun inside the bag, a 9mm loaded handgun.
She says her daughter reported it to staff and law enforcement immediately jumped into action.
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Orlando Police arrested the female student that was carrying the gun and also 19-year-old Lovensky Cesalien, who is a 12th-grade student at the school.