March 8, 2018 at 11:40 p.m.
Threat was intended as 'joke'
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Threat was intended as 'joke'
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A threat that resulted in additional security Thursday at Jay County High School was apparently a poor attempt at humor.
Jay School Corporation superintendent Jeremy Gulley said Thursday evening two students have confessed to posting the threat on the social networking service Sarahah, saying it was intended as a “joke.”
The students involved have been suspended, pending expulsion.
Gulley had announced Wednesday evening there would be increased police patrols Thursday at JCHS in response to a vague threat posted on the social networking service Sarahah. That presence was evident in the form of Jay County Sheriff’s Office vehicles in the school’s main parking lot.
The process leading to the confession began Thursday afternoon when a student came forward indicating they thought they knew who was involved in making the threat. School administrators and police discussed the situation, and administrators then interviewed several students before bringing in those alleged to be responsible. Those two students, whose names are not being released, admitted to posting the threat, Gulley said.
In addition to the suspensions and pending expulsions, the case has been referred to Jay County Prosecutor’s Office.
The threat was first posted on Sarahah, which is billed as a “social networking service for providing anonymous feedback.” There was extensive discussion Wednesday evening on Facebook about a threat toward JCHS, with one post indicating a rumor that a school shooting was planned for Monday.
Gulley referred to the threat on Sarahah as a “very general and vague threat toward the high school.” Details about the post were not disclosed. Because of the anonymous nature of the service, there was no name attached to the threat.
The threat was originally brought to the attention of JCHS assistant principal/athletics director Steve Boozier, principal Chad Dodd said Wednesday.
“When we get stuff like this, we bring the police in right away,” he added.
Similar threats have been frequent occurrences across the country in the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting that resulted in 17 deaths at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
USA Today reported earlier this week that more than 600 such threats have been made nationwide in the last three weeks. An Indianapolis Star story from Feb. 28 detailed 18 such incidents in Indiana. Schools in Hartford City, Muncie and Marion have all been targets of such threats in recent weeks.
All Rights Reserved
A threat that resulted in additional security Thursday at Jay County High School was apparently a poor attempt at humor.
Jay School Corporation superintendent Jeremy Gulley said Thursday evening two students have confessed to posting the threat on the social networking service Sarahah, saying it was intended as a “joke.”
The students involved have been suspended, pending expulsion.
Gulley had announced Wednesday evening there would be increased police patrols Thursday at JCHS in response to a vague threat posted on the social networking service Sarahah. That presence was evident in the form of Jay County Sheriff’s Office vehicles in the school’s main parking lot.
The process leading to the confession began Thursday afternoon when a student came forward indicating they thought they knew who was involved in making the threat. School administrators and police discussed the situation, and administrators then interviewed several students before bringing in those alleged to be responsible. Those two students, whose names are not being released, admitted to posting the threat, Gulley said.
In addition to the suspensions and pending expulsions, the case has been referred to Jay County Prosecutor’s Office.
The threat was first posted on Sarahah, which is billed as a “social networking service for providing anonymous feedback.” There was extensive discussion Wednesday evening on Facebook about a threat toward JCHS, with one post indicating a rumor that a school shooting was planned for Monday.
Gulley referred to the threat on Sarahah as a “very general and vague threat toward the high school.” Details about the post were not disclosed. Because of the anonymous nature of the service, there was no name attached to the threat.
The threat was originally brought to the attention of JCHS assistant principal/athletics director Steve Boozier, principal Chad Dodd said Wednesday.
“When we get stuff like this, we bring the police in right away,” he added.
Similar threats have been frequent occurrences across the country in the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting that resulted in 17 deaths at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
USA Today reported earlier this week that more than 600 such threats have been made nationwide in the last three weeks. An Indianapolis Star story from Feb. 28 detailed 18 such incidents in Indiana. Schools in Hartford City, Muncie and Marion have all been targets of such threats in recent weeks.
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