DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two students at Hillside High School brought guns to school Thursday, according to Durham County Sheriff's Office.
Durham Public Schools staff learned that a student was planning to bring a weapon to school. The staff alerted the school resource officer who stopped the student as soon as they arrived on campus.
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That student did in fact have a gun in their possession.
Investigators then questioned a second student and found that they too had brought a gun to campus.
Both of the students were taken into custody and charged with possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a weapon on educational property.
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"I want to thank Dr. William Logan, the principal of Hillside High School, and his staff for their efforts to work with my SROs to bring this incident to a quick and safe conclusion," said Durham County Sheriff Clarence F. Birkhead. "In this instance, the system worked as it is supposed to. Someone saw or heard about a potential threat and spoke up."
No further information has been released about the students.