A Michigan school district has banned backpacks after a third grader was caught with a gun in their bag — the second firearm confiscated this week from elementary students in the district, according ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The parents of a third-grader were arrested after a gun went off inside the child's backpack in his classroom. On Monday, the boy found an unsecured handgun at home, Spotsylvania ...

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Deputies are investigating after a gun went off while it was in an elementary schooler’s backpack in Spotsylvania County on Monday morning, officials said.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — A third-grade classroom was evacuated Monday at a Fredericksburg elementary school after a gun went off unexpectedly from inside a student's backpack. Officers from the ...

With schools opening once again with many new procedures, Our Lady of Mercy High School student Madeline Gross, who is also the daughter of a Farmingdale School District third-grade teacher, initiated ...

A pair of Virginia parents were arrested after their third-grade son grabbed an unsecured handgun inside the home, put it in his backpack and went to school, where it inadvertently went off during ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana school district will distribute and require clear backpacks for all students at all grade levels for the upcoming school year to enhance security and safety.

No students or staffers were injured early Monday when a handgun fired inside a third grade student’s backpack at an elementary school in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, according to law enforcement.

Grand Rapids Public Schools issued a district-wide backpack ban after finding a loaded gun in a third-grade student’s backpack on Wednesday. The situation, taking place at Stocking Elementary School, ...

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The parents of a third grader who had a gun discharge in their backpack at Lee Hill Elementary School are now facing charges, deputies said Tuesday. The ...