Stratford Mom Who Brought Gun To School Receives Special Form Of Probation

STRATFORD, CT - Stratford’s Elizabeth Vargas, 37, was granted accelerated rehabilitation in a court appearance on Wednesday related to her arrest last month when she showed up at her daughter’s school with a handgun, according to the Connecticut Post.

Vargas, who was carrying an unloaded .380-caliber pistol, was called to Wooster Middle School on the morning of Jan. 20 to pick up her daughter who had been involved in a fight. Vargas had a valid permit for the pistol, but guns are not allowed in Connecticut schools.

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Vargas told police that she was on her way to go to the shooting range with her brother when she received the phone call from the school, according to the Post.

Vargas’ lawyer told the Post that it was “unfortunate” an arrest was even made.

Read more at the Connecticut Post here.