Thank CCSD: Gun in North Charleston Classroom Imported from West Ashley

Students often petition the Charleston County School District to attend high schools outside their attendance zones. Many times the student wishes to take courses not offered by his or her local high school. 

So now we wonder: what course of study could be available at tiny North Charleston High School that is not offered by mega West Ashley High School? Or could there be another, more nefarious, reason why a 17-year-old resident of West Ashley would be attending NCHS?

Not long ago Burke High School was the dumping ground of choice for students with bad conduct records. Has North Charleston become the new Burke? Which high school did this student attend last year, and why was he attending North Charleston High?

"Officers learned that a teacher heard a 'pop' sound coming from inside of the classroom and began to walk about the room to determine what the sound may have been," Pryor said. "At that time, the teacher smelled the odor of what was believed to be gunpowder and instructed students to exit the classroom." 

Shortly after, a male student was seen walking down East Montague Avenue and detained by officers, he said. 

"At that point, officers discovered the student was suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg," Pryor said. "Emergency officials examined the wound and determined that it was consistent with being self-inflicted. The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment. A handgun was discovered in a parking lot near the school."