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Glock pistol found with student at Saks High School

The pistol was found inside the student's backpack, the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office said.

>>Weather forecast is above A gun was found at a school in Calhoun County this week. According to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, a school resource officer at Saks High School learned that a 15-year-old student had a pistol in his backpack. The SRO found the student and a Glock pistol.

According to Sheriff Hurst, the student claimed he didn't carry the pistol to do anyone harm and he claimed to need it for protection walking home after school. The sheriff's office confiscated the weapon and the student was charged. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WVTM 13.