Death threat in elementary school - what are the consequences? (If any)

[Anonymous]

The democrats running FCPS do NOT take school discipline seriously.

The democrat’s only focus is on keeping bullies in school with your children.

If you care about kids, VOTE REPUBLICANS ONTO THE SCHOOL BOARD!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Week 2 of Kindergarten, my son got tagged out in some game at recess, got mad and said “I’m going to kill you”. Trip to the principals office, phone call to me at work on speaker phone. Requirement that my husband and I meet with the school psychologist. Normally they would suspended him because of zero tolerance, but “just this one” they would give him a second chance— because he had just turned 5 and it was his 7th day of school.

This was 18 years ago, and it was the only disciplinary infraction for my kid in 13 years at FCPS (he was later diagnosed with ADHD, which shocked no one).

Honestly, I thought. FCPS was being ridiculous. A serious threat, repeat threats, targeted bully of another kid— unacceptable, and there should be serious consequences, like suspension. But a just turned 5 year old transitioning to school? We talked to him and it never happened again. The school should have imposed a consequence and moved on. But the, “we take this as serious as calculated threat by high school kids”, one size fits all, you need to meet with the school psychologist? Over the top, given the circumstances, which were words spoken once when a 5 year old was frustrated that he clearly had no intention of following through on. I mean— he didn’t touch the their kid.

Maybe it because aim the mom, and this particular kid has done poorly with transitions his whole life. But this felt very pearl clutching.

White male students.

Sounds like the school handled it reasonably to me. An ounce of prevention. Good it was nothing, but I see no problem with how the school handled it.

[Anonymous]

Any update to this story, OP?

What happened?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am sure this has happened a lot around here - curious what the consequences have been at your ES when a child has threatened another with death. Our principal doesn't do anything. The kid gets sent to the principal's office, has a conversation, then right back to class. Same kid, has happened multiple times. Is this normal? Can we go up the chain or do anything else? My child is scared to go to school. Principal scoffed at the idea of even switching classes.

The important thing to focus on is equity and ensuring that there are no uncomfortable "disparate discipline" statistics.

[Anonymous]

Nothing will happen. Reports of systematic bullying are also ignored.

[Anonymous]

We had a boy in 3rd grade that repeatedly threatened to kill my daughter. We talked to the mom, nothing happened. Then we spoke to their specials teacher and assistant principal (they had specials rotation together, but were not in main classes). Finally after the 3rd time we said something needed to be done. All they did was remove him from her specials rotation. They never really talked to our daughter or us about the situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A threat assessment will be completed to ensure there is no real intent. For such young ages it is normally school discipline based on the number of times it has happened. It’s very common in ES, especially for young boys who have grown up playing Call of Duty.

+1, nothing will happen. This is “normal” for a subset of boys.

Incorrect.