Student with gun removed from NIC building

The following message was sent a short time ago by North Idaho College's administration to faculty, staff and students:

Student removed from Hedlund Building

Law enforcement officials were on campus from 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. TODAY Monday, Feb. 10 to investigate a student on campus for suspicion of violating NIC's weapons policy. Campus Security was notified this morning that the individual had mentioned to another student that he was carrying a gun on campus. The individual was confronted in class in the Hedlund Building and it was confirmed that he did have a gun in his possession. At no time did the student display threatening behavior or verbalize a threat to the college, employees, or students. He was apprehended by law enforcement without incident and other classrooms were locked down during the confrontation as a precautionary measure.

Ambulance and firefighters are currently on campus for an unrelated incident; someone fell on the ice.

If you have questions about what is and is not permitted on campus, please review NIC Policy 07.04.01.

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No other information is available at this time.