Updated, Aug. 30, 2016 at 4:30 a.m.:?Some Bradford County School District parents declared they weren’t aware of the school closings in Bradford County caused by a threatening voicemail aimed Bradford Junior high school.
Misty Key, 31, has two children who attend schools in Bradford County. Key said she didn’t acquire a phone call through the Bradford County School District nor from Starke Elementary School and Bradford Middle School where her daughter and son attend respectively.?She learned about the closure when reaching Starke Elementary School to shed off her daughter. The law greeted her when she got there and said about the threat.
Key said she recently moved to Bradford County and said she doesn’t know why she didn’t be given a text message.
“I was disappointed it has been one month in to the school year, as well as the school was being power down,” Key said. “I was more disappointed that they are using one system to help make these calls.”
Bradford County Superintendent of colleges Chad Farnsworth said there were hardly any individuals who didn’t have the call-out message on the school closure. He explained it’s likely that the oldsters who didn’t be given a phone call produce an outdated cellular phone number.
“We encourage our parents to make sure while using the front office at their school to guarantee we’ve got their correct number on file,” he said.
Farnsworth said he previously have liked to create a call-out around 9 p.m., a big a establish limit for the school board’s system – calls cannot be made right after a certain time.
“We have actually reached less persons in days gone by in the event the call outs have already been later overnight,” he stated. “We felt like we did a good job on social network, but unfortunately there was clearly a couple of that were left unaware.”
As for your suspect, Starke Police Department Maj. Barry Warren said the Bradford Junior high school student who made the threat is facing charges of earning a felony bomb threat, a misdemeanor command over upsetting school administration functions, and felony intimidating and threatening a witness.
Starke Police Department worked with the Alachua County Sheriff Office, Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, as well as Gainesville Police Department in order to detain the suspect. Starke information forwarding his charges into the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice to find out if he qualifies for detentions.
Warren said the 15-year-old male student, whose name was not released, confessed to your threat after an example of his friends turned him into police. Warren said the suspect has been making threats to his friend.
“His friend knew it had not been right,” Warren said. “So, thankfully he came forward.”
Farnsworth said he hopes the effects facing the scholar will prevent others from repeating this sometime soon.
“That’s our goal – is to break the cycle as well as make sure they’re receiving a safe education and move forward with a booming life,” Farnsworth said.
Not each parent expressed issues with how officials handled the situation. Tasha Holloway, a Bradford County resident, said she learned about the school closure on Facebook. She?said she was worried but happy with?local law enforcement.
“I think Bradford County Sheriff’s Office did whatever they should to handle the situation, and they’re doing an excellent job,” she said.
Updated, 12:22 p.m.: A 15-year-old Bradford County School District student is charged with making Sunday’s threat against Bradford Middle School and often will face expulsion.
The student was submitted by a friend today, in line with a press conference this evening with Starke Police Department Maj. Barry Warren and Bradford County School District Superintendent Chad Farnsworth.
Bradford schools will reopen tomorrow to comprehend security, officials said with the press conference.
Updated, 12:01 p.m.: The Starke Police Department contains a an associate custody connected to the threat built to Bradford Middle School on Sunday night.
Because it’s a juvenile, no name will likely be released, Starke police told WUFT.
Original story, Aug. 29, 2016 at 9:26 a.m.:
The Bradford County School District turned off?its?schools for today?after Starke’s Bradford Junior high school received a threat by voicemail on Sunday night.
The nature on the threat just isn’t yet known.
Parents were notified on the phone with the closures about 6 a.m. today, once the district’s robo-call system transmitted the know that schools will be closed, using the district’s Facebook page. On the page, the district posted about 11:30 p.m. Sunday night proclaiming that schools will be closed today.
Many of those who commented on?the page were grateful that the district was utilizing the threat seriously, while other people indicated that these were upset the robo-call system would not notify them earlier.
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Daniela Hurtado contributed?reporting.
