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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They called the suicide hotline and threatened suicide. That’s why it was created.[/quote]

And police came and the student confessed it was a prank call.

We have way too many disruptions at BCC. I agree with the Principal. He does mention that anyone in need of help can call the help line on their ID card. Misuse of the system can get you in trouble - this obviously needs to be pointed out, given what happened today!

Stop finding fault where there is none.[/quote]

The principal’s letter says it was an anonymous call. [b]If they interviewed a student and they confessed then I hope they were offered a lawyer and that should have been stated rather than it was an anonymous call. [/b]Regardless your should still not deter students from calling the suicide hotline. [/quote]

Student confidentiality protocol in MCPS rules that out: parents have been kept in the dark about rapes and serious assault and battery on school property before, OK? You will not know the details of this incident.

However police in MoCo can, and do, have a way to identify prank calls to determine if they're valid threats or not. Police has shown up to teen's homes to ask questions of prank callers (there are many, unfortunately), and yes, the kids are allowed lawyers. As soon as a threat is made, it becomes a POLICE MATTER. This is why the Principal is correct to warn would-be prank callers what they're up against. MCPS is usually way too lenient towards students who break school rules, but some things, like this threat of violence with a weapon at school, go straight to police. AS THEY SHOULD! You want a mass shooting on your hand, perpetrated by someone who wants suicide by cop?

At this point you're a moron or just being contrary for the sake of it.

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Reread what your wrote. Send a cop to prevent a suicide by cop?

Saying that threatening self-harm is a threat of violence and mass shooting?

At this point YOU are a moron or being contrary for the sake of it.

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