KNEB News has learned Scottsbluff Police have cited the student who brought an unloaded semi-automatic handgun to Scottsbluff High School. The student has not been publicly identified, but when asked whether the student had been suspended,Scottsbluff High Principal Galen Nighswonger indicated the district had complied with all federal and state requirements.

The state statute, based on federal law, requires a true one year (365 day) expulsion from school that is reviewable by the superintendent and the school board on "an individual basis". The district may have more information to release on the situation Monday morning.

The weapon was discovered by two boys after they entered a first floor restroom prior to the lunch break April 28th.