Police in Kennett had to arrested a 12-year-old boy for bringing handgun to school.
Officers were called to the school at around 9:00 a.m. Monday morning after KMS Principal Nathan Baker was alerted by another student that the child had a gun.
He was apprehended by Baker and resource officers at the school and held until authorities arrived.
The boy was taken to the Bloomfield Detention Center, where he now awaits potential charges.
This article is provided by Ozarks News – 93.3 KWTO