Gun found inside South Cobb High School student’s backpack, district says

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A gun was found inside a student’s backpack at South Cobb High School on Wednesday, according to the school district.

The district said police detected it during an unrelated “discipline issue” with another student.

The two students are now in custody. Their charges are unknown, and it’s unclear what the initial problem was.

Police said no student or staff were threatened with the gun.