A StellyB次元官网网址檚 Secondary student has been arrested for a social media post showing them firing a weapon into a small target with the caption B次元官网网址減racticing for school.B次元官网网址� Police recommend charges of uttering threats and mischief.
He was arrested without incident on Monday March 5 and released on a promise to appear and undertaking with several conditions.
Sgt. Andy Duke of Central Saanich Police said they are still investigating where and when the video was made. He said the video, which was posted to Instagram, was seen by StellyB次元官网网址檚 students who brought it to the attention to the school, who then contacted the police.
Duke said these types of incidents are not common in the area, but there have been more reports to police generally after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas school in Parkland, FL. He said at this time, there did not appear to be a connection to the lockdown at Bayside Middle School on March 1, when police spent four hours searching for a possible masked person with a weapon.
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Duke said the police are still determining whether there is any link between this Instagram post and some threatening graffiti found in StellyB次元官网网址檚 washrooms last week, which prompted principal Sally Hansen to circulate a letter to parents, one on March 1, and another on March 6. On March 1, Hansen said school officials B次元官网网址渄o not believe there is any substance to the reported message at this time.B次元官网网址� , Hansen wrote that staff had not seen the threatening message themselves, and student reports were not consistent, though they did involve Central Saanich Police at that time.
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On March 6, Hansen wrote in an that additional social media posts have B次元官网网址渟erved to increase student anxiety, particularly around the date of March 8th.B次元官网网址� StellyB次元官网网址檚 will be open and operating as normal, but tests and due dates will not be assigned that day. If parents feel the need to keep their children at home that day, they asked to call the school office first at 250 652 4401.
In an interview Tuesday, SD63 superintendent Dave Eberwein said while he could not comment on the specifics of an ongoing investigation, the school district has known about the concerns B次元官网网址渇or a couple of days, and have been working with police digging deeper into the post we found.B次元官网网址� He said the district does not plan to significantly change its policies and procedures for the time being.
B次元官网网址淚 think the message that the parents and the community should take away from this is that we take things very seriously. Our primary purpose is to make sure we have safe places for everybody.B次元官网网址�
For students that do require support for their academic, behaviour, or emotional support, Eberwein said there is B次元官网网址渨raparoundB次元官网网址� care in the form of school and district counsellors, and they work with parents or the external community if other support is needed.
Updated on March 8, 2018 at 9:55 a.m. with comment from SD63 superintendent Dave Eberwein.
Correction: In an earlier version of this story, it was reported that a weapon was fired into a snowbank due to incorrect information from police. The weapon was actually fired at a small target.
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