Security failure at Ecorse school prompts concern after student brings gun

A student brought a firearm to Parks Alternative Education Center, part of Ecorse Public Schools, on Tuesday morning with no security present, according to school officials who called the incident an “unacceptable failure.”

Watch Evan Sery’s video report:

Security failure at Ecorse school prompts concern after student brings gun

Superintendent Josha Talison informed families in a letter Tuesday that an anonymous tip led to responding officers finding a firearm inside a student’s backpack. The weapon was never removed from the bag and no one was injured, according to the district.

“It’s unsettling, because what about the children. Someone should always be there,” said Michelle Thomas, who lives near Ecorse High School…

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