By Associated Press - Friday, May 16, 2014

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Wichita elementary school was briefly evacuated after a student brought a fake hand grenade to school in his backpack.

School district spokeswoman Susan Arensman says the evacuation at Enders Open Magnet Elementary School happened Friday after a second student learned of the fake grenade and told a teacher.

Arensman told The Wichita Eagle (https://bit.ly/1nSiqjZ ) in an email that police quickly determined the grenade was a fake. Students were back in class about 10 minutes after the school had a “fire drill” while the situation was being investigated.



Arensman says disciplinary action was taken against the student who brought the fake device to school.

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Information from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, https://www.kansas.com

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