Carson City School District provides update on arrest of armed man on school bus incident
UPDATE: https://www.carsonnow.org/story/09/16/2022/carson-city-bus-driver-allowe...
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On Thursday, it came to the attention of the Carson City School District and the Carson City Sheriff's Office that a man armed with a holstered handgun entered a school bus with elementary school students from Bordewich Bray Elementary School, and was later arrested for intimidating minors and false imprisonment.
On Friday morning, the District provided the following statement:
School administrators were informed Thursday that an unauthorized person of interest boarded a student-occupied school bus with a holstered handgun. The isolated incident occurred Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at one of the elementary schools.
District officials and school administrators continue to cooperate with local authorities in providing information related to the incident.
Families of students on the bus were not immediately notified of the incident so as to not hinder the Carson City Sheriff’s Office’s ability to apprehend the person(s) of interest. Upon further investigation, School Resource Officers (SROs) and detectives later identified and apprehended the individual, who is not employed by the school district.
The case remains under investigation, including as to how the individual gained access to the bus. The school district handles employee issues internally.
Employee disciplinary matters are confidential. However, district officials diligently follow-up on any allegation involving an employee of the district, with student safety as a paramount priority. The district is committed to taking all necessary steps to fully investigate allegations and to impose all appropriate employee discipline attendant to such allegations, if found to be true.