UPDATE: The Iberia Parish School System has issued a statement about today's gun incident at NISH.
According to the statement, administrators at the school called police Monday morning after they received a report that a student had a gun. Police found the student, and took a loaded gun from the student. They then took the student off campus, according to the statement.
Here's the full statement:
At approximately 11:32 am, the school administration of New Iberia Senior High alerted the New Iberia Police Department of an allegation of a weapon on campus. The school was immediately placed on lockdown, while the suspected student was confronted and searched. The search yielded a loaded handgun and the student was removed from campus by the NIPD. Students and staff remained safe at all times during the investigation. After further evaluation, the facility was deemed safe for students to resume normal operations within the school building. The school communicated with parents via text alert to inform them of the incident and assure them that students remained safe. The campus remained closed to visitors following the incident, but parents were allowed to check their students out of school upon request. The NIPD remained on campus for the duration of the school day to ensure the continued safety of students and staff. The school system would like to thank the NISH Administration and Faculty, the New Iberia Police Department, and the NISH Parents for their cooperation throughout the incident and for working together to ensure the safety of all students.
The New Iberia Police Department issued a statement earlier Monday.
Here's the statement:
At 11:32 am the New Iberia Police Department responded to an incident at New Iberia Senior High School. As a result of the incident, the school was placed on lockdown. A weapon was recovered. The Administration and School Resource Officer were able to quickly get the situation under control. Additional officers are present at the school and will be there for the remainder of the day. There is no longer a threat on campus. All students and staff members are safe. No one was injured during the incident.
Here's our earlier story:
New Iberia Police are on the campus of New Iberia Senior High after a weapon was found on campus.
Police say a student did have a gun on campus on Monday. There were no injuries and police have the weapon now.
There aren't a lot of details available right now, as the investigation is underway, but we will update this story as more information becomes available.
