Police: Boys reportedly planned to bring guns to Churchill High
EUGENE, Ore. - Police are questioning two boys after investigating a report that they planned to bring a gun to Churchill High School this coming Friday.
The Eugene Police school resource officer at Churchill got a tip that the two planned to bring a gun to school this week.
The two boys were not found at the school Monday. Eugene Police officers mounted a search and located the two kids at home with their parents.
No guns were located.
No charges have been filed. Police are still investigating the incident.
The Eugene 4J School District sent this message to Churchill parents:
Dear parents,
We want you to be aware of a situation that occurred today that already has been resolved. All students are safe and there is not a threat to the school or students at this time.
Churchill staff received third-hand information that two students might be planning to bring guns to school on Friday. We immediately secured the school’s entrances and exits and notified police. Police officers located the named students, who were not at school today, while other officers responded to the school to ensure students remained safe. Police are continuing their investigation.
We secured the school’s exterior doors for the entire day as a precaution, and we temporarily entered modified lockdown at the recommendation of police before the two students were located at their homes. We followed the emergency procedures that students and staff regularly practice for — the most recent lockdown drill was just a few days ago. Our outstanding Churchill staff and Eugene police handled the situation smoothly, and our students followed directions well. I am proud of our school community for their excellent response.
We are thankful that all of our students are safe, and that a person with information about a possible threat reported it to staff. At any time, any threat or possible threat of violence should be reported to police or school staff right away, even if you’re not certain it is credible.
Feel free or email to call if you have questions or concerns. Many thanks for your support.
Morgan Christensen
Assistant Principal
Churchill High School
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KVAL, if Miz is right, please do an update to help clear these boy's names. A follow up article with correct updated information would be the right thing to do.
Compared to people like the Swiss, who all must have guns according to their laws, our gun related deaths are 10k more than theirs; but most are suicides, next being gang violence. The media no longer covers gang shootings. I believe what Morgan Freeman said about the recent shooting is the truth. Instead of someone ending their own life quietly, they want the fame and attention they never had in life. The way the media can turn people into celebrities over night is why I believe we have seen a rise in these kinds of horrific shootings.
I'm glad it turned out to be a false alarm. Â It's good to be alert, though, and I'm glad things were investigated promptly. Â It's sad that it's a concern these days.
 @Baldr Odinson It is sad. My heart goes out to my son's best friend who was handcuffed in his underwear by almost a swat team and left like like for almost 2 hours. He is still a child and it must have been terrifying :(
CLEARLY no one knows anything. My son goes to this school- it was his best friend that police detained at his home, in his underwear for almost 2 hours! I know the boy well, him having spent hundreds of hours at my house. Great kid who is well developed, kind, smart, funny and very out going! This was all based on a "tip" from a unknown female. I am guessing the one that my son's friend won't date, and has been stalking him. These boys do not have guns. Do not have access to guns. Do not have a beef with their school, and DO NOT have plans to hurt anyone or themselves!
 @Miz =/ Well that's unfortunate.Â
Clearly we need more guns in America. Bigger and more deadly would be best. There's only 250 million right now, we could easily double that by stoking the fear and paranoia a little more. Just think how much safer you would feel if more people packed a loaded weapon everywhere. A couple of "Dirty Harry" shootouts in a classroom or a mall would send a clear message.  Seems to work in the movies, anyway. It's time to get tough on gun violence, and more guns is the only answer. Just ask any NRA member.
What I want to know is, if the kid already has the gun inside the school, what good does a lock down do? Just asking because we didn't have these things going on when my kids were in school!
Kash,
I have daughter at CHS and take this pretty seriously as do a lot of responsible intellegent adults. I would rather be safe than sorry in any situation. It is not a shock after recent events there might be some people that are responsible for our childeren that are staying on the safe side instead of the sorry right now. Bringing up the politics of gun ownership at a time like this makes you look like an idiot in my eyes.
@DonJohnson Being on the safe side is not making believe what 'could have happened' if only this and that had happened, compared to what actually happens. Someone gets screwed over for a what if but never was or will be.
@Shofoeshore How would you prefer this type situation to play out? If the cops do nothing and bad things happen, that would be devastating. The cops have to react. I feel bad for those boys, maybe they have a slander case legally. If one of them were my kid I would look into it. It's a bad situation all the way around but I don't see a better way to handle it. The fact that both boys were not at school that day was strange. If I were a cop, I would have taken that seriously too.
Around the US schools are going into lock down because (1) a kid had a rolled up umbrella authorities thought might be a deadly weapon,(2)  a stuffed toy brought to school by another student was thought to be a "suspicious device and - wallah - lock down.  This is pure hysteria as is the screams of the gun-grabber nuts who are politicizing the recent unfortunate event so they can carry out their attacks upon the Constitution assured rights of the American people.
This sounds like an addiction. But i'll say that i'm not quite sure the addiction is on the 'alledged possible suspects' or the news media's addiction to report on anything & everything that may or may not have a gun involved.
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"A police spokeswoman would not comment on where the kids were found and whether or not they had guns. However, police said they are actively investigating the situation."
 @Shofoeshore NOTHING WAS FOUND! Nothing to find! It was a rumor made up by an unstable girl with a crush. My son's best friend sitting in a cop car in his underwear for almost 2 hours over it. This is only news because of the recent shooting, which probably would not have happened if these things didn't get the media coverage.
 @Shofoeshore LIke it or not our gun deaths are on par with third world sh**holes.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2012/12/14/schoo-shooting-how-do-u-s-gun-homicides-compare-with-the-rest-of-the-world/
 @RelaxThereIsNoGod We have a lot of firearms. So what?