Cahokia High School requests more police patrols after 2 weapon incidents this week

A pair of gun-related incidents at Cahokia High School has parents and school officials concerned.

On Monday, police confiscated a firearm from a 16-year-old student who did not have a license to carry it. Police did not release further details. Then on Wednesday, a student robbed two other students while displaying a weapon as they watched high school football practice on campus.

Cahokia Superintendent Art Ryan said students’ safety is the school’s top priority.

“As a result of this week’s reports, we have requested extra police presence at the high school and are stepping up our security procedures,” Ryan said.

In a letter to parents, Ryan encouraged them to impress upon students the importance of notifying a teacher or administrator if there is a chance someone has brought a weapon to school.

“We all want our schools to be a safe environment for children to learn and we need to work together to remove any threat to student safety,” he wrote.

This story was originally published September 22, 2017 at 10:31 PM with the headline "Cahokia High School requests more police patrols after 2 weapon incidents this week."