PAGSLa policía de la ciudad de latte apareció en la escuela secundaria Platte City el viernes por la mañana después de que circularan informes de una posible amenaza hecha por un estudiante entre otros estudiantes, maestros, padres y administradores.
“On Thursday night we started getting calls from the middle school principal in regard to a threat that had been made to a number of children,” Police Chief Joe McHale said this week. A student had apparently told other students he had a gun and was going to bring it to school and “do harm,” McHale said.
La policía se presentó en la escuela la madrugada del viernes. Cuando el estudiante, de 12 años, llegó a clase, la policía lo detuvo y lo interrogó.
“The boy had just said the wrong things to the wrong people and it got back to the principal,” McHale said. He said the investigation determined the boy does not have a gun and does not have access to a gun.
“The boy and his mother were very cooperative,” McHale said. The chief said in his opinion the boy made comments after “he was tired of being picked on.”
El asunto fue entregado brevemente a las autoridades de menores, pero McHale dijo que el caso está cerrado. Dijo que quiere asegurarles a los padres que la situación ha sido manejada y quiere aplastar los rumores que rodean el incidente.
“There is no threat,” he said this week, adding there had been unfounded rumors of a “hit list,” among other things.
“Rest assured, we take these types of matters very seriously. Students need to be aware of that,” McHale said.