The Parkland School District has notified families of two recent incidents in which a bullet was found on Parkland High School grounds.<\/p>\n
At approximately 6:15 a.m. on March 5, a staff member found a bullet in the high school parking lot, the district said. The staff member reported it to the principal, and the school resource officer \u201cconducted an investigation as to the origin of the bullet,\u201d according to a district email sent to families and school staff.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe item was secured and removed from the school environment and was handed over to South Whitehall Police Department,\u201d the email states. South Whitehall Township police did not return a request for comment.<\/p>\n
Five days later, at approximately 9:40 a.m., a staff member found another bullet on the sidewalk to the south of the high school\u2019s loading dock, the district said.<\/p>\n
The staff member reported it to the school resource officer, who again investigated. That bullet also was handed over to the South Whitehall Township Police Department, a district communication stated.<\/p>\n
Both the March 5 and March 10 notifications were made in accordance with a recently passed state law<\/a> that requires schools to notify their community of weapons incidents on campus.<\/p>\n