Guns in Schools: Alabama's Hidden Crisis

0:00Local news dug up eight cases this year, where kids brought guns to schools across Central Alabama, hitting elementary, middle, and high campuses in. Multiple counties since January of 2025. They hit up the state education department for broader stats on weapons found, discipline handed out, and kids returning to class. But officials said, it'd take time to pull together and wouldn't cover the current school year anyway. Discipline stays local, so it varies by district, especially with minors involved. Tolera Police Chief David Hitch calls it vastly under-reported, pulling from his days as a federal agent and a failed push around 2016. Or 2017, to launch a tip line through crime stoppers in the Birmingham area that never took off. He's sounding the alarm when young kids grabbing unsecured firearms from home, urging parents to lock him down tight since today's world ain't like back. In the day, schools got a level up safety too, ditching lazy old routines for fresh strategies, so no planned guarantee zero risk.

1:01One incident hit a cholera school this January, and while schools handled discipline, cops pushed full prosecution, hitches pushing hard, face the facts, count the guns, and do everything to shield these kids before it's too late. Stay informed with Birmingham News today, AI-powered updates, I'm Corey with The Story.