A North Aurora boy was charged Tuesday with bringing a grenade to school, police said.
Jewel Middle School officials notified police around 9 a.m. Tuesday after students reported a 12-year-old boy brought the grenade in his book bag, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
The Kane County Bomb Squad was called and found the grenade to be inoperable, the Sun-Times reported.
The student faces discipline at school and disorderly conduct charges.