Student brings unloaded gun to Harrison Twp. elementary school

The sign outside Dayton's Valerie Elementary in July 2020 tells students that school staff love them and miss them.

Credit: Jeremy P. Kelley

Credit: Jeremy P. Kelley

The sign outside Dayton's Valerie Elementary in July 2020 tells students that school staff love them and miss them.
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April 29, 2022
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An unloaded gun was found Friday afternoon at Valerie Elementary School in Harrison Twp.

Dayton Public Schools Superintendent Elizabeth Lolli said in a statement that staff quickly secured the gun and the parents of the child were notified along with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

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Staff called the sheriff’s office at 12:50 p.m. and said that the gun was found in a student’s coat pocket, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center records. They said they confiscated the gun and put it in a security office to wait for law enforcement.

The sheriff’s office is handling the incident, though DPS is handling any potential discipline involving the student, Lolli said.

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