Parents, Students On Edge Following Threats Of Violence On Campuses Across Region

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WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Students and parents are connected borderline pursuing weeks of assorted schoolhouse threats crossed the region.

Just earlier this month, officers were speedy to respond to Woodcreek High School pursuing a menace astir idiosyncratic showing up to field to wounded different student. The menace was unfounded.

“It’s conscionable ridiculous it should beryllium solved,” a pupil said

“It’s beauteous frustrating and scary,” a genitor said.

Just Wednesday, threats of unit led to other patrols astatine Jesuit High School and astatine River City High School, which was targeted again Thursday with an anonymous telephone threatening violence.

“So, erstwhile my girl is texting maine saying that determination is simply a lockdown—a hard lockdown—yesterday and past a brushed 1 again it makes maine not privation to person her here,” said Melanie Cantu, a parent.

So, what goes into investigating a schoolhouse menace to find its validity? Former Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness says the archetypal measurement is looking for anybody who whitethorn beryllium successful harm’s mode based connected the quality of the threat. Then, investigators volition measurement the credibility of that menace and speech with schoolhouse administrators who cognize the regular of the field and what’s been happening successful the days anterior to the threat.

John says due safeguards volition ever beryllium enactment successful spot and each menace volition beryllium taken earnestly until proven otherwise.

“The consequences of failing to enactment appropriately are extraordinarily high,” helium said.

Michael Madden says 2 days of threats to his son’s field is unnerving and is reasoning of pulling him from classes for the remainder of the week.

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“[I’m] precise concerned, particularly due to the fact that my lad is thriving this twelvemonth with his grades and set and I don’t cognize if I privation to bring him to schoolhouse tomorrow,” Michael said.