A school superintendent has resigned after an eight-year-old boy found his gun unattended in a bathroom.
The weapon was discovered at Rising Star Elementary School in Texas and many parents were furious that they hadn’t been informed of the incident when it happened.
The boy told his teacher about the gun, prompting the teacher to send him and another student to “go make sure that’s what he found.”
After confirming it was a weapon, they went straight to the superintendent’s office.
Robby Stuteville has now confirmed he will step down, and the teacher has also been “talked about” in the aftermath of the incident, officials say.
Mr. Stuteville said he put his gun in the stall while using the restroom and it was left unattended for about 15 minutes.
His successor as superintendent, Monty Jones, said: “He took great pride in his work, and it was an accident that happened and he felt extremely bad about it.”
Mr. Jones explained that he and Mr. Stuteville carried guns on campus as a result of school shootings in the United States.
He added that the parents and staff were aware of carrying firearms and both had undergone week-long training that included how to use a gun and how to defuse a situation.
