San Marcos CISD employee no longer employed after firearm found in backpack

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — A San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District employee no longer works for the district after a report that a firearm was found in their backpack, according to a letter set out to families Thursday by SMCISD.

The letter indicates the incident happened at Bonham Prekindergarten School in San Marcos.

In the letter, it said a student “got a hold” of an instructional assistant’s backpack and found a firearm. The student then took it out of the backpack and put it on a table inside the classroom.

A classroom teacher was able to quickly remove the student from near the table and evacuated all students as the campus school marshal confiscated and secured the firearm and backpack, the letter said.

San Marcos police were also called to begin an investigation and properly handle the firearm, according to SMCISD.

The instructional assistant is no longer employed with the district, the letter said.

Read the letter from SMCISD in full below:

Bonham Families,

This message is to inform you of an incident that took place today on campus.

This afternoon, a student got a hold of an instructional assistant’s personal backpack. While looking through the backpack, the student discovered a firearm, removed it from the backpack, and placed it on a table inside the classroom.

The classroom teacher quickly removed the student from near the table and evacuated all the students while the campus school marshal entered the classroom to confiscate and secure the firearm and backpack. The school marshal and Bonham administration immediately contacted the San Marcos Police Department to handle the instructional assistant, begin the investigation, and properly handle the firearm.

Tonight’s family night has been canceled and will be postponed for a later date.

Lastly, the instructional assistant is no longer an employee of SMCISD.

Letter sent to Bonham families via SMCISD