WEST ALLIS, Wis.— A student was taken into custody Wednesday, Sept. 23, after a weapon was found in their backpack at Nathan Hale High School in West Allis, according to school officials.
In a letter to the school community, Principal Matt Lesar said staff detected the odor of marijuana coming from the student’s backpack as the student entered the school’s secured main entrance vestibule.
School administrators and the school’s resource officer then conducted a search and located a weapon. The student was taken into custody by the West Allis Police Department…