Woodlawn High was locked down after gun found on campus

BATON ROUGE – Woodlawn High School was placed on lockdown after a gun was found on campus.

The weapon was found after officials received a tip.

The school is safe, officials said in a statement sent to parents. No one was injured and one student involved was taken into police custody.

Woodlawn High encouraged parents to talk to their children about the consequences of bringing a gun to school to prevent a situation like this from happening in the future.