Police in Clark said at approximately 10 a.m. this morning, the Clark Police Department received a call from a member of the administration at Arthur L. Johnson High School about a student in possession of a handgun within the school.
Police said the building was immediately placed on lockdown and Clark Officers responded to the school, where they took the student into custody and recovered the firearm.
Members of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, Union County Police Department and Union County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the school to assist in making the school’s safe and secure.
The juvenile student was taken into police custody and charged with 2nd Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and 3rd Degree Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in an Educational Institution.
There were no indications of threats or harm to the school, students, or personnel during the incident and the school is considered safe and secure.
Police said parents are not to respond to the school, but will be notified when they are permitted to pick their children up.
Children will be transferred to The Township Municipal Building at 430 Westfield Avenue.