A local teacher has been arrested for leaving his handgun in his car while he was on school grounds.

A Fairfax County teacher is in trouble after police say he brought a gun onto school property. 31 year-old Timothy Fudd turned himself into police.

Investigators say an anonymous tip led school officials to search Fudd’s vehicle at Westfield High in Chantilly where they say a loaded handgun was found. Fudd was released today and is now charged with possession of a weapon on school property.

Police say he has a consent to carry a concealed weapon but that does not apply on school grounds.

I’m not sure I buy this ‘anonymous tip’ crap, and I wonder if it was an illegal search and seizure. But I will point out that this year, the law has been relaxed so that someone with a concealed handgun permit is allowed to have a handgun secured in their vehicle on school property. While they still can’t carry it around with them, simply pulling into the parking lot doesn’t make you an instant felon. Sadly, for this gentleman, the change doesn’t go into effect until July 1.