Warren Consolidated Schools issued the following announcement on Dec. 3.
Our culture of encouraging students to share difficult information worked very well for us at Beer Middle School, Carter Middle School, and Cousino High School.
- A Beer Middle School student reported a social media threat to the administration and the Warren Police investigated and report the threat is not credible.
- A Carter Middle School student made the very poor decision to tell a classmate that he planned to attack the school. The student who heard the threat immediately reported it to the administration, police were notified, and the student who made the threat was taken into custody.
Although the student admitted saying the threat, he claimed it was a joke. Unfortunately, this joke now has him facing serious school and criminal consequences.
- A Cousino High School parent shared with the administration a social media post of a Cousino student holding what appears to be a weapon. Although the post contained no threat to the school, the student has been removed pending an investigation and will remain out until cleared to
return.
These situations demonstrate the effectiveness of students sharing information with adults instead of spreading it on social media. In each case, someone shared the information, which allowed us to respond. I am proud of the students and the parent who reported these to administration.
Please talk with your children about making comments or posting things on social media that will most certainly get them in trouble. In fact, I encourage you to sit down TONIGHT and review your children’s social media posts, text messages, and other use of their cell phones. Their future depends on it.
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