April 7, 2011

News Release

Disassembled Weapon Reported on Campus

At approximately 12:15 this afternoon an anonymous tip was reported to the Tyler ISD Police Department that a student was in possession of a weapon on the campus of Robert E. Lee High School.

The administration quickly responded to confirm the tip.  The student was immediately located and when it was confirmed that he was in possession of a rusty, disassembled handgun with no ammunition, he was taken into custody. 

All students and staff are safe and school is in a normal schedule. 

Although we hope we never have these types of instances, this is a great example of how reporting a concern can help keep each other safe.  We applaud the efforts of our anonymous caller in communicating this information to school officials. 

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