GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — Guilford County Schools and Triad law enforcement said they are continuing their investigation after a student brought two guns to school Monday.
The incident happened at Western Guilford High School on the first day of school this week.
WGHS parent Iris Carter said she got a panicked text from her children.
"To get that announcement from the high school that a weapon had been detected immediately my high schoolers started texting... 'Mom, I'm concerned. They found a weapon'," she said.
Greensboro police said a 17-year-old student entered campus and a gun was detected by body scanners.
The teen then took off running and a school security resource officer eventually stopped the student. Police said a K-9 found two guns reported as stolen.
Officials said no one was hurt.
Some parents said their kids couldn't believe it was happening.
"It's the first day of school...you know just kind of in a panic a little bit," Carter said.
This year Guilford County expanded its use of body scanners —adding them to all middle schools in addition to the high schools where they were already in use.
Guilford County Schools has body scanners throughout their middle and high schools.
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