Wawasee Students Sent Home Friday After Threat On Social Media
December 18, 2021 at 12:18 a.m.
By Jackie [email protected]
Wawasee Community School Corporation Superintendent Dr. Stephen Troyer said there was a general, nationwide threat that was going around on TikTok over the last couple of days. The administration found out about it Thursday and sent out a statement to parents Friday saying that after working with law enforcement, it was determined no credible threat was made to Wawasee Schools.
The statement to parents was sent out at about 6:20 a.m. Friday. Between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m. Friday, Troyer said a student at the high school approached Principal Geoff Walmer and showed him a copy of a message on Snapchat that was specific to Wawasee.
Troyer said the school corporation didn’t have time to validate the threat and decided to act fast and send students home. Troyer said Wawasee had numerous law enforcement officers from different agencies, including Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, at the high school.
Troyer said Wawasee was still investigating the threat and as of 4:30 p.m. Friday, no evidence was found to suggest the threat was credible.?He said that doesn’t mean it wasn’t credible, but as of Friday, the school corporation hasn’t found evidence that it was.
Troyer also said there was a rumor going around a weapon was found at the school, but that rumor is false.
If the threat is found to be credible, Troyer said the school corporation will go through the evidence and take appropriate action. Wawasee Schools has policies in place that prohibit people from making threats against the school.
Friday was the last day of school before break and Wawasee does have festivities on that day, which students were not able to participate in because they were sent home early. Troyer said students were disappointed they didn’t have the day they should have had.
He also said the school corporation’s top priority is to keep students safe and was pleased that students felt comfortable enough to report threats to the administration. Students also listened to everything administrators told them, Troyer said, noting that it was a team effort to get students home safely.
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Wawasee Community School Corporation Superintendent Dr. Stephen Troyer said there was a general, nationwide threat that was going around on TikTok over the last couple of days. The administration found out about it Thursday and sent out a statement to parents Friday saying that after working with law enforcement, it was determined no credible threat was made to Wawasee Schools.
The statement to parents was sent out at about 6:20 a.m. Friday. Between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m. Friday, Troyer said a student at the high school approached Principal Geoff Walmer and showed him a copy of a message on Snapchat that was specific to Wawasee.
Troyer said the school corporation didn’t have time to validate the threat and decided to act fast and send students home. Troyer said Wawasee had numerous law enforcement officers from different agencies, including Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, at the high school.
Troyer said Wawasee was still investigating the threat and as of 4:30 p.m. Friday, no evidence was found to suggest the threat was credible.?He said that doesn’t mean it wasn’t credible, but as of Friday, the school corporation hasn’t found evidence that it was.
Troyer also said there was a rumor going around a weapon was found at the school, but that rumor is false.
If the threat is found to be credible, Troyer said the school corporation will go through the evidence and take appropriate action. Wawasee Schools has policies in place that prohibit people from making threats against the school.
Friday was the last day of school before break and Wawasee does have festivities on that day, which students were not able to participate in because they were sent home early. Troyer said students were disappointed they didn’t have the day they should have had.
He also said the school corporation’s top priority is to keep students safe and was pleased that students felt comfortable enough to report threats to the administration. Students also listened to everything administrators told them, Troyer said, noting that it was a team effort to get students home safely.
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