Schools receive threats for 3rd day in a row

NEWAYGO, MICH. — Newaygo constabulary accidental the 2 threats investigated connected Wednesday people the 3rd consecutive time they've had menace investigations.

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“Then we had a concern yesterday that was deemed not a threat. Then we had a concern connected Monday that was a letter. All of those incidents person been turned implicit to the prosecutor,” Newaygo Police Chief Georgia Andres said.

For the bulk of the time Wednesday, students astatine Newaygo Public Schools were placed successful "secure" mode. This came aft a verbal menace astatine the mediate schoolhouse and reported societal media posts astatine the precocious school.

“Every azygous 1 of these volition beryllium investigated to the afloat extent, and sent to the prosecutor's office,” Andres said.

Parents are understandably fed up.

“They deliberation it’s comic to gag astir this, weeks aft children conscionable mislaid their lives successful different precocious school. It conscionable makes maine truthful angry,” Newaygo genitor Amber Heist said.

The superintendent says they're doing everything they tin to halt this behavior.

"There are lifelong ramifications from the decisions they marque successful the spur of the moment. And they volition beryllium dealt with," Newaygo Superintendent Jeff Wright said.

Threats similar the ones made successful Newaygo person plagued countless West Michigan schools.

OK2SAY, an anonymous reporting strategy for students to study concerning behaviour says they've received 10 months' worthy of tips successful the past 7 days alone.