T-L Photo/GAGE VOTA All: An unloaded gun and magazine were found in the backpack of a Barnesville Elementary School student Monday.

BARNESVILLE — An unloaded gun and magazine were found in the backpack of a Barnesville Elementary School student Monday.

According to published reports, Superintendent Micah Fuchs said there was no emergency, and the priority was to keep everyone safe,. He said that was accomplished successfully.

The Belmont County Sheriff’s Department confirmed it is aware of the incident but said the Barnesville Police Department is handling the case, also according to published reports.

Belmont County Coroner Amanda Fisher, who has children attending Barnesville schools, went to Facebook to address the seriousness of a child bringing a weapon to school.

“Let me be absolutely clear: a child did not go out and buy a gun and a magazine,” she said. “A child did not create this danger. An adult did. And that adult, the parent or guardian, needs to be held fully, completely, and publicly accountable.”

She added that some parents from the school received a message stating clearly that it happened at the elementary school, while others got a vague robocall.