Critter
12-18-2012, 08:12 AM
Today two schools in our district are out due to a perceived threat. You can read about it here. (http://www.westkentuckystar.com/News/Local-Regional/McCracken-County/Reidland-High-and-Middle-Closed-Due-to-Threat.aspx)
How does the paper for even one moment think it best to protect the author. Granted I don't think the name should be published because it sounds like it is a student writing it but they should relinquish it to the authorities.
Has everyone here really on edge. I can't imagine how the kids feel.
Here is the original article:
A letter The Paducah Sun received Monday contained questions about Reidland High School’s enforcement of rules concerning weapons
on campus. The content of the note was shared with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department, specifically Sheriff Jon Hayden and apt. Matt Carter, after a reporter called the department. A paper copy of the letter also was provided to Carter, although the name of the author was not included. In the letter, the author, who asks to remain unnamed, writes about observations made in a classroom and asks why school officials are not taking action to prevent possible danger from happening. “Someone who sits in class with us, who has brought weapons twice ... has yet to be punished for anything,” the letter states, but does not mention the person’s name. It adds that the person has plotted attack sites around the school area and asks why school administrators are afraid to enforce school rules. The letter does not contain any specific threats of violence, just the student’s observations. After the newspaper revealed the letter’s content on Monday to law enforcement officials, including Hayden, Carter and Commonwealth Attorney Dan Boaz, a group decision among school and law enforcement leaders was made to close Reidland High School today, as well as Reidland Middle School. “It was decided for the safety of the students, that school will be cancelled and the school will not be in session until the threat has been adequately investigated,” Hayden wrote on the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page. “The closure includes the Reidland Middle School only as an extra precaution due to the two school buildings being attached.” Sun officials explained to police late Monday night that they would seek advice of counsel in Louisville this morning concerning the identification of the letter writer. But, as reported, at no time throughout the day Monday was the content of the letter kept from law enforcement.
How does the paper for even one moment think it best to protect the author. Granted I don't think the name should be published because it sounds like it is a student writing it but they should relinquish it to the authorities.
Has everyone here really on edge. I can't imagine how the kids feel.
Here is the original article:
A letter The Paducah Sun received Monday contained questions about Reidland High School’s enforcement of rules concerning weapons
on campus. The content of the note was shared with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department, specifically Sheriff Jon Hayden and apt. Matt Carter, after a reporter called the department. A paper copy of the letter also was provided to Carter, although the name of the author was not included. In the letter, the author, who asks to remain unnamed, writes about observations made in a classroom and asks why school officials are not taking action to prevent possible danger from happening. “Someone who sits in class with us, who has brought weapons twice ... has yet to be punished for anything,” the letter states, but does not mention the person’s name. It adds that the person has plotted attack sites around the school area and asks why school administrators are afraid to enforce school rules. The letter does not contain any specific threats of violence, just the student’s observations. After the newspaper revealed the letter’s content on Monday to law enforcement officials, including Hayden, Carter and Commonwealth Attorney Dan Boaz, a group decision among school and law enforcement leaders was made to close Reidland High School today, as well as Reidland Middle School. “It was decided for the safety of the students, that school will be cancelled and the school will not be in session until the threat has been adequately investigated,” Hayden wrote on the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page. “The closure includes the Reidland Middle School only as an extra precaution due to the two school buildings being attached.” Sun officials explained to police late Monday night that they would seek advice of counsel in Louisville this morning concerning the identification of the letter writer. But, as reported, at no time throughout the day Monday was the content of the letter kept from law enforcement.