Two students at Lamar High School in Houston were arrested on Tuesday morning after being found in possession of weapons on campus.

School administrators received a tip that a student may be attempting to bring a gun to school.

After a brief off-campus pursuit, the student was apprehended, and a weapon was recovered.

Shortly thereafter, another student was found to be in possession of a weapon. This student was also arrested and charged with a felony.

Both students are facing serious charges related to the possession of weapons on school grounds.

Here’s is the full message that was sent to parents:

All students and staff are safe, but I do need to make our school community aware of a serious safety incident that occurred this morning. Our campus administration was made aware that a student may attempt to bring a gun to school this morning. HISD PD responded immediately and, after a brief off-campus pursuit, police were able to locate the weapon and detain the student.

Administration suspected that another student may also be in possession of a weapon. The student was searched by HISD police on campus and a weapon was confiscated. Both students will be assigned disciplinary actions aligned with the Texas Education Code and have been charged with a felony criminal offense by the District Attorney (DA).

HISD takes every threat to campus safety seriously and works closely with local law enforcement agencies to thoroughly investigate and take necessary actions to ensure the safety of all students and staff. As an added precautionary measure, we will have increased on-campus patrols and will be wanding all students with hand-held metal detectors during morning arrival until we are confident this has been resolved.

Students may experience a short delay at entry. All students should enter at the Transit Center or on the 2nd level from the garage. The safety and well-being of our students and staff is our top priority.