# Loaded gun found in a Staten Island backpack

> A fight between two students at Curtis High School led safety agents to a loaded handgun in a bookbag.
- Title: Loaded gun found in a Staten Island backpack · ABC7 New York
- Summary: A fight between two students at Curtis High School led safety agents to a loaded handgun in a bookbag. The gun was only found because a fight forced a…
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- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/post/loaded-gun-found-18-year-old-students-backpack-curtis-high-school-st-george-staten-island/19830508
- Published: 2026-09-14T16:49:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: school safety, guns, staten island, nyc schools, policing, news, local
## A fight, then a gun
On Monday morning at Curtis High School in St. George, Staten Island, an 18-year-old student was fighting with another student. Witnesses said the two were slamming each other into walls.
## What the search turned up
School safety agents broke up the fight and searched the 18-year-old's backpack. Inside was a firearm with bullets still in the cartridge.
## Student in custody
The 18-year-old was taken into custody and charges are expected. No students or staff were hurt, and the NYPD was called as soon as the gun was found.

> Weapons have no place in our schools or our city.
## Parents want more than police
Parents told Eyewitness News they were relieved nobody was hurt but shaken that a loaded gun rode into school in a bookbag. One said families have to do their share of the checking.

> You can have as much security as you want, but sometimes you really just need the parental guidance.
## No scanners at the door
Curtis High School has no scanning equipment. The gun surfaced only because a fight prompted a search, not because anything caught it on the way in.
## Not an isolated Monday
A second loaded gun turned up the same day at a Queens high school, caught by a scanner. In the Bronx, a 17-year-old was stabbed while registering for classes and is expected to recover.
## Key takeaway

The gun was only found because a fight forced a search, and Curtis High School has no scanners at the door.