Third-grade death threats spark controversy in Bandon
BANDON, Ore. (AP) — Some parents in the Bandon School District are upset because they were not told that a third-grade student wrote threatening notes.
Parents said the third-grader left notes in the desks of several fellow students in November, with messages such as 'You will die" and 'I'm going to kill you."
The teacher discovered the notes and referred the student to the principal.
The World newspaper of Coos Bay reports that more than a dozen parents complained at a school board meeting this week.
One parent, Dutch Hauser, alleged that the school principal tried to sweep the incident under the rug because the student's parent is on the school board.
Superintendent Dian Buche denied a cover-up, saying the district followed its safety procedures.
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Information from: The World
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Parents, since when do they know anything? This is a third grader, angry maybe but able to kill someone absolutely not! The principle did the right thing by handling this in house.
 @Postone What in the world makes you think a third grader couldn't kill!!!
 @sjumper  @Postone I agree with sjumper . . . This behavior indicates at least a need for professional evaluation and perhaps treatment.  If the child's parent is on the school board, this stinks of political intervention.  There must be equality for all or there is no equality for anyone.
With that sort of behavior, the child may be disturbed - maybe he's acting out - maybe children's services should get involved?
Those is the positions of making the rules have the largest brooms.