ODESSA, TX – After making a general threat to shoot children at his elementary school, a Hays Elementary 5th grader was charged with exhibition, use, or threat of exhibition or use of a firearm.
According to CBS7, the school principal was made aware of the child’s statement and contacted the police.
ECISD released the following statement:
We want to let you know we had a situation this afternoon in which one of our 5th-grade students at Hays Elementary threatened to shoot kids at the school. The student did not name anyone, just made the general threat. The school’s principal was made aware of the statement and immediately called our ECISD police. The student is now charged with Exhibition, Use, or Threat of Exhibition or Use of a Firearm, a Class A Misdemeanor.
We want to thank those who reported it to the principal right away. We want to remind our community we do not treat these types of statements as jokes. We take them seriously and serious consequences will follow. Ector County ISD is committed to providing safe schools for our staff, students and families.
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