Postlethwait Middle Schooler Arrested After Bringing BB Gun to School

CAMDEN, Del. – The Delaware State Police arrested a Postlethwait Middle School student after school officials said they found a BB gun in his backpack.

On Wednesday, Oct. 7, the School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the Caesar Rodney School District responded to F. Niel Postlethwait Middle School in Camden, after being notified by school staff that they found a BB gun in a student’s backpack. During the investigation, the SRO learned that staff was told that a 13-year-old male student dropped a vaping device in the hallway. During the staff’s safety search of the student’s backpack, they found a BB gun. No one was injured.

The 13-year-old was taken to Troop 3, charged with possession of a firearm in a safe school zone, arraigned by Family Court, and released on his own recognizance to a parent/guardian.