Originally posted: October 13
Everyday, the average teen dreads waking up before the sun comes out and getting ready to go to the most intense place we like to call school. Now for some people, facing our classmates may be harder than for others, but there is an extent to what you do about those "tricky" people.
Administrators at Nashua-High School North in Nashua, New Hampshire are investigating a book called Death Notes, based on a Japanese manga, that includes 17 students and the times, dates, and ways in which they will die. Parents are concerned that the school isn't doing enough about this situation. Danielle Charest, whose daughter's named appeared third on the list because of "a dirty look in second grade, 8 years ago," wrote a note on her Facebook explaining this situation to other parents.
"I REFUSE to take this lightly. School shootings start with a list of people who have wronged an individual... I don't want Nashua to be the next Columbine because we didn't take a death threat list seriously."
Her daughter reportedly brought this issue to Principle Marianne Busteed but was told to return to class because the school was "handling it."
Parents of the students mentioned on the list have been contacted by school officials, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.
"An investigation was opened and continued," Deputy Chief Michael Carignan of the Nashua Police Department wrote in an online statement. "It was determined that no criminal threatening, nor any other crimes were committed... At no time did either the police or school feel that any students were in immediate danger."
The high school held a meeting for concerned parents this morning and it appears that all students are safe.
Are you taking every precaution to make sure your school is safe?
xoxo, Kaila
Wow, well this is very scary!
ReplyDeleteI know. Kids and their wacky ideas...
Delete1. I wrote about this topic because high school's are facing a lot of issues with kids bullying and being abusive towards their classmates. It needed to be known that it is happening around even though it isn't happening at our school.
ReplyDelete2. I had a hard time writing this because I thought that it should be more than "handled" because if anything was to happen, it could have been prevented.
3. I posted this to let people know that their actions have consequences. Not that everyone has to be best friends with everyone else, but they should at least be kind. And if they do hear of a situation like this, it should be shared and taken seriously.
This post, both when originally posted and again now, is alarming - especially because the school does not appear to be taking it seriously at all. You have done a compelling job here of looking for multiple responses to the situation, including one of the "would-be victims," a father, the police force, and the school. You could go into more detail about the school officials perspective though, and consider why they may not be making this as big a deal as the parents and students involved think necessary.
ReplyDeleteIn regards to your response to this post, your recognition of this potentially deadly event as a part of most school age children, their parents, and their teachers' consciousness for the past decade or so. I also agree, that people should take action no matter how far-fetched the situation may sound - there is always a possibility that it will go wrong.
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