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Superintendent Resigns After Third-Grader Finds His Gun in Bathroom

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The firearm was left unattended in an elementary school for around 15 minutes.

A man aiming a Smith & Wesson SD9 at an outdoor shooting range in Nevada.
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A superintendent in Texas has resigned after he left a gun in a school bathroom that was found by a third-grader, according to a report. Rising Star Superintendent Robby Stuteville stepped down from his role on Monday in the wake of the incident in January at Rising Star Elementary School. A student found the firearm and without touching the deadly weapon went to notify a teacher. Parents at the school say the teacher then sent a second student back to the bathroom to check if the gun was real, conchovalleyhomepage.com reports. “There was never a danger other than the obvious,” Stuteville reportedly said.

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