Teacher, 25, is arrested for 'hiding a gun for a student in her classroom shortly before they threatened to shoot up the school on Snapchat' Sarah Melissa Wilson, 25, was arrested and charged with aiding a minor to possess a firearm on educational property on Monday Police believe Wilson stored a Raven .25-caliber handgun in a draw in her classroom after a student showed and handed it over to her She then reportedly returned the weapon to the minor at the end of the day The same student allegedly uploaded a video to Snapchat posing with the weapon on campus and making a series of threats against the school Wilson will appear in court on May 30 and has been suspended without pay Investigators are also pursuing charges against two students at the school who were said to be in possession of the gun on campus at separate times By Luke Kenton For Dailymail.com Published: 18:41 BST, 16 May 2019 | Updated: 19:59 BST, 16 May 2019 9 shares 8 Viewcomments A North Carolina teacher was arrested on Monday after police say she stored a gun in her classroom for a student, shortly before they posed with the weapon on Snapchat and threatened to ‘shoot-up’ the school. Sarah Melissa Wilson, 25, was arrested and charged with aiding a minor to possess a firearm on educational property, after investigators discovered a gun at the Paisley Magnet School in Winston-Salem last Thursday. Police believe Wilson stored a Raven .25-caliber handgun in a draw in her classroom after a student asked her to look after it for them. She then reportedly returned the weapon to the minor at the end of the school day. Sarah Melissa Wilson, 25, was arrested and charged with aiding a minor to possess a firearm on educational property on Monday Police believe Wilson stored a Raven .25-caliber handgun in a draw in her classroom after a student asked her to hide it for them (file photo) The discovery of the gun was made after a resource officer at the school began investigating a report of Snapchat video allegedly depicting a student posing on campus with the firearm and making a series of threats relating to a school shooting. Further investigation determined the gun has also been present at the school during the week of April 22, when police believe Wilson stored the gun for the minor. The language arts teacher, who has worked at the school since August 2017, voluntarily surrendered herself for arrest on Monday and was released shortly afterwards following a written promise to appear in court on May 30. ‘At Paisley, last week our team was alerted that a student may have seen a weapon on campus,’ Interim Superintendent of the district, Kenneth Simington, said in a statement to Winston-Salem Journal. ‘Administrators worked to help police to begin conducting interviews to determine if indeed a weapon had earlier been at school. ‘By early Friday, investigators communicated to us there was evidence that a weapon had been on campus and as soon as we had those facts, we alerted parents to the investigation.’ Police say the same weapon was involved in last week’s incident and the apparent firearm sighting on campus in April. Two different students are believed to have been in possession of the gun over the past week. The discovery of the weapon was made after a resource officer at the school began investigating a report of Snapchat video allegedly depicting a student posing on campus with the gun The school resource officer was purportedly shown a social media video of one of the students posing on campus with the gun, who then made a series of ‘threats towards the school’. Police believe the juvenile is the same student who apparently temporarily surrendered the weapon to Wilson last month. The second student was said to be found in possession of the gun on Thursday, after police searched the minor on campus. Authorities confirmed they’re seeking criminal charges against both juveniles. ‘We take these matters seriously and both school officials and the police worked cooperatively and in a timely manner to keep our students safe,’ School officials said in a statement. ‘ We appreciate students and parents making us aware any time they see something that concerns them.’ Investigators are currently working to determine if the threats were credible or part of a tasteless joke, Simington said. Wilson has been suspended without pay and will appear at the Forsyth District Court on May 30. ‘We want students to feel safe and comfortable at school,’ Simington said. ‘We want social media to be filled with accolades and accomplishments, achievements and expressions of high expectations fulfilled.’ Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility