Authorities say a South Florida junior high student was caught carrying a gun and other items at school last week.
Fort Lauderdale police report that the 13-year-old boy was taken into custody at Sunrise Middle School on Friday and involuntarily committed for mental health evaluation.
Officials confronted the boy after another student was seen giving him a knife in the school cafeteria. A search of his bag revealed a .357 revolver, a knife, ammunition, a mask and fireworks.
According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the school's principal assured parents during a meeting Monday that students were safe.
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