(Elkhart, IN) - On Wednesday Baugo School District’s head of police was at Jimtown Junior High to present staff members with safety awards. Two days later, a gun was found in the possession of one of the middle schoolers.

On Friday Baugo Community Schools confirmed via a letter to parents that a student at Jimtown Junior High was found to have a handgun in school. The junior high was locked down for about 20 minutes while authorities secured the firearm. The student was taken to the Elkhart Juvenile Detention Center.