A 13-year-old student was found with a loaded handgun inside a Charles County Public School Wednesday, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office.

The 13-year-old has been charged as a juvenile with bringing a loaded weapon on school grounds, and will also face disciplinary action at school.

A 13-year-old was found with a loaded gun in a lunchbox Wednesday at a Waldorf, Maryland, middle school, the sheriff’s office said. School administrators at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School were told about 12:40 p.