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Yorkville principal addresses school safety after student arrested for allegedly bringing gun to campus · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Yorkville principal addressed school safety after student arrested for allegedly bringing gun
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  to campus. This article is being read
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  by an automated voice, brought to you by Everlet. Yorkville Freshman Academy
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  Principal addressed maintaining a safe learning environment after a student was arrested
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  Tuesday for allegedly bringing a loaded handgun to school in a backpack.
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  Our focus remains on providing a safe, supportive, and reassuring learning environment
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  for everyone, Principal David Travis
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  said in a memo to families. No one was injured in the
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  incident as the fourteen year old student who had the gun was
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  kept in a contained location until law enforcement could intervene, according to
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  Yorkville
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  police The incident prompted a school lockdown Tuesday afternoon. Travis
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  said they school followed safety protocols. Through the prompt actions of students,
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  staff, school administration and law enforcement The threat was identified and contained
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  he said. Travis said their composure and responsiveness help protect our school
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  community today. Yorkville police said this was an isolated incident with the
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  one student, and they have no evidence of other students being involved
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  or any specific threats directed at other students. The student was transported
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  to the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center and charged with several offenses,
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  including unlawful possession of a weapon, and six counts of aggravated unlawful
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  possession of a weapon, according to a news release from the Yorkville
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  Police Department. The student also is charged with possession of a stolen
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  firearm and one count of obstructing a peace officer, police said. Yorkville
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  police said their investigation remains ongoing and additional charges may be filed
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  if more evidence indicates further violations. The mental health of students is
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  important following such situations, Travis said in the memo to Families, and
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  encouraged parents to talk with their kids about the incident. Ask how
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  they are feeling, listen to their experience, and provide reassurance, Travis said.
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  In the statement. Crisis support teams with trained counselors and mental health
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  professionals will be offering services to students in both the Freshman Academy
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  and the Yorkville High School main campus he said. The school's priority
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  is ensuring all students and staff feel safe and supported, but building
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  a sense of normalcy will take some time, Travis said. Our greatest
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  strength has always been our community and the way we care for
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  one another, particularly during challenging moments, Travis said. Travis said the school
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  will continue to work closely with the Yorkville Police Department, the campus
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  safety officers, and District 115's safety team, made up of district administrators,
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  local first responders, and emergency management partners to maintain a visible presence
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  on campus. Travis said the school will continue emphasizing the practice of
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  see something, say something with its students.