A firearm was confiscated from a student on the campus of Marion B. Earl Elementary School in Spring Valley on Tuesday, according to a message sent to families by the school's principal. Clark County School District Police responded to the incident, and the principal says no threats were made to students or the school.
Principal Veronica Hunt told families that weapons of any kind are not permitted on campus and that Clark County School District Police responded to the incident Tuesday, according to KLAS 8 News Now. The school, located on West Reno Avenue and serving roughly 460 to 520 students from Pre-K through fifth grade according to Niche, said it could not discuss the specifics of the individual student matter due to privacy laws.
Hunt described the firearm incident as a police matter and urged families to talk with their children about school safety, per the same account. She pointed parents and students toward Nevada's SafeVoice reporting system, which can be reached at 1-833-216-SAFE (7233), through safevoicenv.org, or via a free downloadable phone app. The school's main office can also be reached at 702-799-8181 for questions that fall outside the scope of the police investigation.
How SafeVoice Fits Into School Safety Enforcement
SafeVoice was established under Nevada Senate Bill 212 in 2017, and the Nevada Department of Education hosts its program page. A trained professional team responds 24/7/365 in partnership with the Nevada Department of Public Safety, according to the Nevada Department of Education.
Tuesday's confiscation adds to a running tally of weapons pulled off Clark County School District campuses. CCSD Police seized 38 firearms during the last school year, with 23 of those found directly on campus, per the same KLAS account. During the 2023-2024 academic year, CCSD Police confiscated 41 handguns, 5 long guns and 20 BB or air guns as part of 285 total seized weapons through May 2024, according to 96.3 KKLZ.
What Nevada Law Says About Guns on School Grounds
Under Nevada Revised Statute 202.265, carrying or possessing a firearm on public school grounds without written permission from the principal is a gross misdemeanor, according to LV Criminal Defense. Separately, Nevada Revised Statute 202.300 establishes that a parent or adult can face a misdemeanor for negligently storing a firearm where a child under 18 can access it, and a felony if they knowingly allow a minor access with reason to believe the child poses a risk of violence, per Justia Law.
On the discipline side, Nevada Revised Statute 392.466 requires public schools to initiate expulsion proceedings for students found with firearms, but it explicitly prohibits expelling or permanently expelling pupils under 11 years old unless the school board grants extraordinary exceptions, according to Justia Law. That carve-out creates a different set of administrative constraints for an elementary campus like Marion B. Earl than for a middle or high school facing the same kind of weapon incident.
Firearms were found at Canyon Springs High in March and April 2026. How the student obtained the firearm and whether any adult will face charges under the state's safe-storage statutes remain open questions that CCSD Police have not yet addressed publicly.
