Salem Community Schools Superintendent released a statement this afternoon to the media and to parents regarding an “incident” at Salem Middle School Thursday. 

According to Jon Acton, an SMS student has been removed from school pending an ongoing investigation for bringing a weapon to school.  

Acton says the weapon was not a gun but doesn’t detail what it was or what grade the student was that brought the item.

Acton says in the letter that the SMS Administration worked in conjunction
with the Salem School Resource Officer to quickly and safely address the situation. 

“We are grateful for student assistance in providing tips per the illegal activity,” wrote Acton. “We will be pursuing the maximum disciplinary action allowable by Indiana Law.”

A rumor of a gun being on campus was investigated and found to be inaccurate, Acton said. 

“Salem Community Schools takes the safety of our students and staff seriously and has zero tolerance for illegal activity on school grounds at any time,” said Acton. 

Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), along with Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and 44 other members of Congress, introduced a resolution to oppose lifting sanctions on Iran. The members released the following statement after the introduction.

“The United States must maintain sanctions on the Iranian regime until it abandons its nuclear ambitions and ends its support for violence and terror around the region. Iran took advantage of weak policies during the Obama Administration, and President Biden must not repeat those same mistakes.”

Cosigners of the resolution include: Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R- N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Thune (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and 20 member of the House of Representatives.