MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) — A 15-year-old student in Kansas has been charged after another student found a threatening note in a school restroom.
The Salina Journal reports that the student is charged with aggravated criminal threat and faces discipline by McPherson High School.
The McPherson Police Department says the student could face additional charges, and other students might be charged.
Police say the student named in the note didn’t have involvement in its creation or dissemination.
Other students’ response in sharing portions of the note has prompted more school security.
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MCPHERSON, Kan. – A 15-year-old McPherson student has been arrested in association with a note which was found in the bathroom of the high school on Tuesday.
As we have been telling you, a student found the note in the boys restroom which was threatening in nature. That prompted the investigation Tuesday and Wednesday.
Police says they were concerned because some of the contents of the note were sent out by other students and that warranted an increase in having a police presence at the school, if nothing else, for peace of mind.
Students believed to be responsible for the note and its contents were detained and interviewed leading to the arrest of the 15-year-old. Information has been forwarded to the McPherson County Attorney who will decide what formal charges should be filed if any. Police say others may also charged in the case as well.
Any disciplinary action such as suspension or expulsion will be up to the USD 418 administrators.
Police credit a student and a wise parent who they say acted on observation of suspicious activity and reported it to law enforcement.
Name of the teen arrested was not released and police say no other information will be released at this time.