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Cops: North Aurora student brought defused grenade to school

A 12-year-old North Aurora student was arrested at school Tuesday morning after bringing a deactivated hand grenade to school.

A student at Jewel Middle School notified staff members that the 12-year-old boy had a bomb in his bookbag at about 9 a.m., according to North Aurora Police.

Staff members placed the bookbag containing the grenade in a field behind the school, 1501 Waterford Road, and contacted police at about 9:11 a.m.

Officers called the Kane County Bomb Unit to the scene, who determined that the grenade had been previously rendered inoperable, according to police.

The student was arrested and taken to the North Aurora Police Department for processing. Authorities charged the boy with disorderly conduct, police said.

School officials immediately contact parents and informed them off the incident, said West Aurora School District Spokesman Mike Chapin.

Chapin said students and staff are told at the begging of the year not to bring look-alike weapons to school, and the student will face disciplinary action on top of the criminal charge.

The school was never placed on lockdown because staff placed the bag a safe distance from the building and told students to remain inside, Chapin said.

The weapons scare came just a day after an Island Lake middle school student brought a loaded gun to school.

Two students at Matthews Middle School alerted administrators about the firearm Monday morning, which staff found in the boy's pocket.

The Island Lake student was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, disorderly conduct and reckless conduct.

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