Brashear High School student caught with gun in backpack

Staff members at Brashear High School caught a student with a gun in their backpack Wednesday after noticing suspicious behavior at dismissal time, a Pittsburgh Public Schools spokeswoman said.

Spokeswoman Ebony Pugh said that as students were dismissed, a staff member noticed a student walk into a wooded area before returning with a backpack and boarding a bus.

The staff member alerted school security and police and the student was pulled off of the bus, Pugh said.

A search of the student’s backpack by police and security turned up an unloaded gun, Pugh said.

She said the student, who she did not identify, will face school discipline as well as criminal charges related to the possession of the gun.

“Thanks to the diligence of a Pittsburgh Brashear staff member, one less firearm is on the streets today,” Pugh said.

Pittsburgh Public Schools students returned to class Monday.