AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A student is in custody after they allegedly had a gun on a school bus Thursday morning, according to a letter from Pflugerville High Principal Jon Bailey.

The letter said an anonymous report from a student started the investigation, informing campus administrators that another student allegedly had the firearm on a bus "and had shown it to others."

The district then contacted the Pflugerville ISD Police Department "immediately."

"Police responded and began an investigation as soon as the bus arrived at campus," the letter said.

Officers found and searched the student and "found a firearm in their possession." The student was then "taken into custody by PfISD Police before the start of the school day."

"The student involved will face serious disciplinary consequences

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