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Mom sparks elementary school lockdown after sending child to class with deadly weapon in her bag
A Florida mother sent her child's school into lockdown after she placed a deadly weapon in her bag.
Sierra Nichole Bronner, 39, of Middleburg, was arrested on felony charges after her daughter went to school with a gun in her backpack on Wednesday.
She had allegedly packed the weapon in the student's backpack to have her give the gun back to her father, who lives separately, before the school day, but the child forgot.
When the girl opened their backpack while at Coopergate Elementary School, she allegedly discovered the gun and informed a teacher, prompting a modified lockdown, Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said.
Students were still allowed to continue with class, but were not allowed to leave or enter school grounds until police completed their work.
The father, who was not identified, had driven the girl to school and was unaware the child had the weapon in their bag.
Bronner was charged with child neglect and giving a firearm to a minor and taken to the Clay County Jail.
Cook advised parents to check children's backpacks before bringing them to school so they are aware of the contents.
'It's crucial that parents know what their children are bringing to school before they leave home,' Cook said in a statement.
'In this specific case, this was a poor decision and could've ended in tragedy.'
Daily Mail has reached out to Bronner for comment.
It comes after a North Carolina mother was arrested after firing two shots in the air at a back-to-school event to break up a fight between her son and another boy.
Cherez Montique Davis, 34, of Charlotte, was arrested on Saturday after allegedly firing at least two rounds into the air from her Taurus G6 while at an event at the CW Williams Community Health Center around 1pm.
The shots were fired to break up a fight between her son and another boy, according to an affidavit viewed by Daily Mail.
Another adult intervened and that is when Davis pulled the gun out of her backpack and fired it before placing the weapon back inside and walking away, the filings say.
No one was injured, but the sound of gunshots made the crowd of 100 scatter in fear, the affidavit said.
She was charged with going armed to the terror of the people and carrying a concealed weapon. Both are misdemeanors.
