Indian Community School will reopen Monday with regular Franklin police patrols, additional private security and wellness support for students and employees after a handgun incident on school-owned property Wednesday evening. The school closed Thursday and Friday after a 62-year-old man allegedly pointed and waved a handgun at a staff member during a dispute over brush clearing near a neighboring property. The employee was not injured, and police arrested the man on suspicion of recklessly endangering safety. School officials said the confrontation occurred on undeveloped land south of the Polonia soccer fields, away from areas used by students. Police told the school that a lockdown was not necessary during the incident. “We determined that a school closure was necessary to protect the wellbeing of students and staff and to ensure that the individual was in custody and the weapon recovered,” school officials said in a statement sent to families Thursday night. The school said a contracted security firm will provide additional personnel on campus Monday. Mental health, employee assistance and wellness clinicians also will be available to support students and staff. “We decided to close the school out of an abundance of caution, give the police time to do what they need to do, and to allow us to put some additional security measures in place,” said Siobhan Marks, the school’s communications and marketing director. Wednesday’s incident was separate from a lockdown at the school Tuesday after social media posts raised concerns about a possible firearm. Franklin police determined that the item shown was not a real firearm or ammunition and found no direct threat to the school community, officials said. The Tuesday lockdown lasted about 20 to 30 minutes, Marks said. Buses were held until it ended, and families were notified within minutes that transportation would be delayed. Indian Community School is a private, faith-based intertribal school in Franklin serving Indigenous students from the Milwaukee area. It enrolled 359 students during the 2024-25 school year and emphasizes traditional Indigenous teachings, Native languages and cultural values. Founded in 1959, the school moved from Milwaukee to its current Franklin location in 2007.