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Sept.18,2016
CONTACT:
ChrisRosenblum
SCASDCommunicationsDirector
jcr19@scasd.org
8142728699
SCASD,PoliceHaveSocialMediaThreatUnderControl
TakeExtraSafetyPrecautionsforSchools
AsapublicservicefollowuptoSept.17reportsaboutadistrictstudentssocialmedia
postagainstthedistrict,pleasehelpreassurethecommunitythatthedistrictandtheState
CollegePoliceDepartmenthavethesituationundercontrol.
Afterathoroughinvestigation,policehavedeterminedthethreatwasnotcredible.
However,thedistrictwillfollowitsprotocolforsafetyincidentsaswellastakeextraprecautions
toensurethesafetyofallourschools.
SuperintendentBobODonnellsentthefollowingnotewithupdatedinformationtodistrict
parentsandemployeesonSunday:
DearSCASDCommunity,
Thiscommunicationisanupdatetothesafetyincidentinvolvingastudentspostingonsocialmediathis
weekend.
BecauseoftheStateCollegeBoroughPoliceDepartmentsthoroughinvestigation,weareconfidentthatno
threattoourstudentsoremployeesexists.OnSaturday,theteenagerwhopostedtheconcerningInstagram
messagecalledthepoliceandadmittedpostingtheimageandmessage.Policeimmediatelymetwiththe
studentandparentsandobtainedthedeviceusedforthepost,aswellasverifiedthatthestudenthasno
knownaccesstoweapons.Thefamilycontinuestobeverycooperativewiththeauthoritiesandschool
district.
Asaprecautionarystep,wehavebeenworkingwithpolicetoimplementadditionalsecuritymeasuresinour
schoolsstartingtomorrowmorning.InadditiontotheSchoolResourceOfficers(SRO)whoarepermanently
assignedtooursecondaryschools(grades612),andtheroutinedailypatrolsandvisitstoallschools,there
willbeincreasedvisibilityofpoliceofficersthroughoutallschools(gradesK12).
Pleaseknowthatwhenstudentsmakepotentiallythreateningcommentsand/orsignificantlydisruptour
schools,wekeeptheresponsiblestudentsfromattendingschooluntilthepolice,districtandstudent
assistanceservicesarecompletelycomfortablewiththesafetyofallstudents,includingtheresponsible
individuals.Inallcases,wemakeacarefulevaluationpriortoconsideringwhethertheinvolvedstudentwill
returntoschool.Iwillcontinuetobedirectlyinvolvedinthefacetofacemeetingsthroughouttheprocess
regardingthestudentinvolvedinthisweekendsincident.
Weappreciatethestudentsandparentswhobroughtthepostingtotheattentionoftheauthorities.While
districtofficialsandlocalpolicemonitorsocialmediaregularly,wearenotawareofallconcernsthatmay
exist.Wecontinuetoencourageparentstomonitortheirchild'ssocialmediaaccounts.Furthermore,we
requestthatanyonewhoisawareofsuspiciousorconcerningpoststoreportthesedirectlytothepoliceand
yourchildsprincipal.
PleaseknowthatmywifeandIhavethreechildrenwhoattendSCASDschools,andIwouldnotpermitusto
openschoolsifthepoliceorouradministrativeteambelievedthatsafetywasaconcern.
Sincerely,
BobODonnell