Mukilteo school performs rumor control after cap gun goes off

Recent school shooting scares close to home and in Ohio have many on their toes. On Wednesday a Mukilteo middle school is doing rumor control today after a student brought a cap gun to school.

A teacher discovered the cap gun when students started shooting it off before school, startling other students.

“We wanted to make sure the parents heard the correct story,” says Mukilteo School District spokesman Andy Muntz, “rather than hearing some embellished version from their child.”

Muntz says the Principal at Olympic View Middle School sent home a letter to parents explaining what happened and that the students involved have received “appropriate” punishment.