A 17-year-old will face a judge today after attempting to bring a loaded gun into Uniondale High School on Wednesday morning.

Nassau County police and school district officials said metal detectors picked up on the weapon around 8:30 a.m. yesterday. School security then detained the student and confiscated the weapon.

"Law enforcement was immediately notified and subsequently arrived on the scene and took the student into custody," Uniondale Superintendent of Schools Monique Darrisaw-Akil wrote in a statement. "The District is fully cooperating with the Nassau County Police Department on this matter."

Nassau County police said officers responded and placed the teen under arrest. Officials are not identifying the student due to his age.

Police charged the teen with criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds, third degree criminal possession of a weapon and second degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Officials have not said where the student got the weapon or what his motive was for bringing it into the building in the first place.

"Safety and security are paramount to our District," Darrisaw-Akil wrote. "This dedication is why we have measures such as metal detectors and a vigilant security team in place. Today's incident highlighted the importance of these measures. We commend our security team for its actions to keep our students and staff safe and secure."

The teen is scheduled to be arraigned today at the Youth Part of First District Court in Hempstead.