PHOENIX — A 15-year-old student arrested last week for allegedly carrying an AR-15 rifle and ammunition to Bostrom High School could face multiple felony charges.

Bringing a gun into a school in Arizona is just a misdemeanor, but if a school cancels or shortens classes because of a gun, you could be charged with disrupting or disrupting an educational institution.

Minors cannot own firearms and can be charged with a sixth-degree felony for possession of a firearm.

AR-15 Found at Bostrom High School

A Phoenix police officer and two school security guards were called to the campus near 27th Street and Osborne Road around 1 p.m. after receiving a call from a student with a gun. The school was closed.

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When police arrived, they detained a 15-year-old boy in the main building and confiscated a semi-automatic rifle. Officers said they also found ammunition in the student’s backpack and lunch box.

Police said no injuries were reported.

The student has been detained and charged with a “felony” charge.

“We applaud those who were the first to notify adults on campus of the possible presence of a weapon on campus, and who promptly notified police,” the Phoenix Police Department said in a statement.

The Phoenix Union High School District said it was working with police to investigate Friday’s incident. A student is being questioned by a detective.

“We would like to thank those who reported this incident to trusted adults. We also thank you,” the school district said in a statement.

guns at school

Last August, a nine-year-old student reportedly brought a loaded gun to Legacy Traditional School’s Queen Creek campus.

The child was indicted by the Pinal County Attorney’s Office on two counts of felony possession of a firearm and obstruction or obstruction of an educational institution.

The Queen Creek Police Department pressed charges against the fourth-grader’s parents, saying they should be charged with complicity in the juvenile’s delinquency, but the PCAO ultimately ruled against the parents that the conviction was “reasonable.” It has decided not to pursue these accusations, as there is no prospect of parents.

The PCAO told 12News on Monday that the charges against the 9-year-old boy were dropped after he and his parents attended a gun safety class.

The PCAO said that in order for children to receive services and assistance through the juvenile justice system, such as rehabilitation and behavior correction, they must charge a fee to receive such assistance.

A case against the 15-year-old Bostrom High School student is currently proceeding in juvenile court. Depending on the evidence and circumstances, it may be left as is, or it may be upgraded and adult rates will apply.

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