DETROIT — A Detroit teacher is accused of bringing an unlicensed handgun to a high school, authorities said.
According to a news release from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, William Kenneth Howard, 57, of Southfield, was charged on Saturday with one count of carrying a concealed weapon and one count of possession of a weapon in a weapons-free school zone.
Prosecutors said that Howard, a teacher at Cody High School, brought an unsecured and unlicensed handgun inside the school on Wednesday, WXYZ-TV reported.
The weapon was discovered when it allegedly fell out of Howard’s knapsack in a school hallway, WJBK-TV reported.
“I revere educators. Their jobs are among the hardest in today’s times. But we simply cannot ignore the alleged conduct in this case -- a teacher bringing a gun into a weapon-free zone,” Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a statement. “The alleged facts in this case are that not only was this gun unlicensed, but that it was dangerously unsecured.”
The unlicensed handgun fell out of the teacher's bag in a hallway, authorities said. https://t.co/yZu7w3eB4X
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Howard was arraigned on Saturday at 36th District Court and was given a $10,000 personal bond, WDIV-TV reported.
He is scheduled to return to court on May 1, according to the television station.
