Legacy substitute teacher faces charges of having gun on CCSD property

A Clark County School District substitute teacher has been arrested, accused of possessing a firearm on school property, according to police.

Jynnell McClellan, 52, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center after an investigation that began Monday at Legacy High School, a CCSD news release stated.

A firearm was found in the school parking lot. There were no threats to the school or students.

“We’re very fortunate that a staff member saw it and the situation was dealt with,” school district police Lt. Bryan Zink told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Security footage showed that it was McClellan’s gun, and once she was identified, she admitted that it was hers, according to Zink. He said it seemed like the gun fell out and it was an accident.

McClellan was a substitute assigned to Legacy and has been employed by the district since May 2015. She has been removed from CCSD’s substitute pool and is no longer eligible to substitute in the district, officials said.

Police said NRS 202.265 makes it illegal to possess a firearm on any CCSD property, even if the individual has a valid concealed carry permit.