Two guns found at LAUSD high schools, bringing total to four in the first month

School police responded to a fatal shooting in April near South L.A.’s George Washington Preparatory High, where they were called again this week for reports of a student having a gun on campus. “Los Angeles Unified has made tremendous strides to promote a culture of situational awareness and safety, and to partner with Los Angeles School Police, local law enforcement and municipalities to ensure coverage and expediency. We continuously review and refine our safety protocols.” Officials used the recent incidents to call attention to the Los Angeles Schools Anonymous Reporting app LASAR, which they say “enables the Los Angeles school community to anonymously report instances of suspicious activity, mental health incidents, drug consumption, drug trafficking, vandalism and other safety issues.” The most recent incident involving a gun happened Tuesday, when an administrator reportedly found an unloaded semiautomatic pistol in a ninth-grade boy’s backpack at John C. Fremont High School in South Los Angeles. “The Los Angeles School Police Department arrested the student.” “The matter will be investigated further by school police and the Los Angeles Police Department,” Booker added.