Miami-Dade charter school informs parents of ‘implied threat’ after police deemed rumors not credible

MIAMI – Mother and father of scholars at a west Miami-Dade constitution faculty had been knowledgeable on Monday about rumors that had been unfold a couple of attainable faculty taking pictures, mother and father whose kids attend Pinecrest Glades Academy advised Native 10 Information.

The mom of a sixth grader on the faculty positioned at 15250 SW Eighth St. advised Native 10 Information that her son got here dwelling Friday and advised her that college students had been warning one another to not go to highschool Monday as a result of there have been rumors of a faculty taking pictures being deliberate for that day.

She mentioned she instantly known as the entrance workplace and was advised that the scholars accountable for spreading the rumor had been recognized, nonetheless Miami-Dade police haven’t but confirmed whether or not any arrests had been made.

Regardless of the varsity allegedly studying of the rumors on Friday, mother and father weren’t knowledgeable till an e-mail was despatched from the varsity Monday morning.

The e-mail confirmed that directors had been “conscious of an incident which included an implied menace to our college.”

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The e-mail learn, partly:

“At Pinecrest, we wish our college neighborhood to know that we take threats very severely. We labored with the Miami-Dade County Police Division to handle the scenario and examine. They’ve decided that the menace was not credible. At no time had been our college students or faculty in peril.

“The security and well-being of our college students and employees is our prime precedence. Please know that we take all threats severely and won’t tolerate jokes about threats. Any menace — whether or not verbal, written or on social media — is a severe offense. Anybody making threats can face legal expenses and disciplinary motion. Please communicate together with your kids in regards to the penalties of their actions and posting on social media.”