No threats were made, according to the district. Pike police were then notified and retrieved the weapon and the student was placed under arrest where they currently remain, according to the district.

A Pike High School student was arrested on Thursday after school officials discovered a handgun in the student's backpack during an unrelated investigation.

INDIANAPOLIS — A Pike High School student was arrested Thursday morning after administration found a handgun in their backpack. An MSD of Pike Township official said the gun was discovered in the student's bookbag during an "unrelated investigation."