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Parent urges investigation after report of student bringing gun near high school dismissal
Summary
A parent told the Chicago Board of Education that school and police response to a reported threat at her child's high school was delayed and unclear; she asked the board for a district‑level investigation and better timelines and communication to parents.
Jessica Kearns, who identified herself as a parent of a local high‑school student, told the Chicago Board of Education during public participation on May 7 that a school reported a student who said he would retrieve a gun and return to shoot the school; the student was arrested roughly 30 minutes later, two minutes before dismissal, and a firearm was recovered.
Kearns said…
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