No charges likely for California vice principal who brought handgun to junior high school

A California junior high vice principal will not likely face charges after bringing a concealed weapon to work.

Kent Williams was arrested Friday after an anonymous caller at Tevis Junior High School reported he had a gun and notified school officials.

Police took Williams into custody after the administrator told officers he had a handgun in his backpack, but they released him several hours later after reviewing California’s gun-free school zone law.

Bakersfield police said the 51-year-old Williams had a concealed carry permit with no restrictions, so he did not violate the prohibition against guns on school campuses.

However, the Panama-Buena Vista School District prohibits guns on campus campus without "express authorization" of the district superintendent -- which Williams apparently did not have.

"We are a gun-free zone, and that's a 1,000-feet buffer between us and any folks possessing a firearm," said Assistant Superintendent Gerrie Kincaid. "Our policy, which is linked to the Gun-Free Zone code, is that no employee, nobody, should be on campus with a firearm."

The case has been sent to the Kern County district attorney’s office for further review.

Williams was placed on paid administrative leave while the school district investigates the incident.

Watch this video report posted online by KBAK-TV: