LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Clark County School District police seized almost three dozen firearms during this past school year, finding them in classrooms, backpacks, and even students' homes.

Officers confiscated a total of 35 guns from Aug. 2024 to May 2025, according to the Clark County School District Police Department. That is a decrease compared to the previous school year, where 53 were found.

Most of the firearms officers located in the 2024-2025 year were in high schools. However, in a few instances, middle schoolers were caught with firearms.

Police went to JD Smith Middle School located in North Las Vegas on Mar. 24 after an alarm was activated.

According to an arrest report, administrators found a gun on a student after searching him based on a suspicion. He was already on probatio

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