Boy, 15, charged with bringing gun to Whitney Young High School on first day back: CPD

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 15-year-old boy has been charged with bringing a gun to Whitney Young High School on the first day of school Monday.

The teen has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon -- possession/carrying/concealing a weapon, Chicago police said.

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CPD previously said a weapon was recovered in the 200-block of South Laflin Street in the West Loop just before 8:15 a.m. Monday. No one was injured, and one person was taken into custody.

School officials said the gun was found during a "standard entry screening," and did not get any farther into the building.

There does not appear to be a threat to the school community, CPS officials said.

CPS said it would handle the matter in accordance with school policies.