It turned out that the student in question was a member of the Junior ROTC practicing marksmanship at Richwoods High School under the supervision of an instructor, the Peoria Journal-Star reported Friday.
The JROTC members were using air rifles issued by the U.S. Marine Corps and didn't have any ammunition, a district academic officer says.
When a special response team of police stormed the building they found the teen and other JROTC members in the school gym, the newspaper said.
Academic officer Mary Davis said JROTC policy requires air rifles to be stored at the high school in a locked area. Apparently the teen seen entering the building was taking her own air rifle from home, Davis told the Journal-Star.
Davis and district spokesman Chris Coplan wouldn't say if the girl would face disciplinary action.
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