SALEM, Ore. — A firearm was found in the backpack of a 17-year-old student at Sprague High School in Salem yesterday (Tuesday) morning, when a metal detector alerted staff to its presence on the boy as he entered the building.
Staff conducted a search and notified the Salem Police Department after they found a handgun in the student’s backpack.
Patrol officers responded immediately to the alert and took the student into custody without incident…