Without their support we would not have been able to determine the truth of this situation, and lay to rest some of our shared concerns about the disturbing threats to our school and community members.
I want to thank the MPD who devoted countless hours to assisting us in completing this investigation. Our team will work to determine and assign consequences for these behaviors that have caused such widespread disruption to our school community. Winston Churchill High School will be following up with the student involved in these fake statements to complete the investigation and ensure no further inappropriate behaviors. It has been determined during the investigation that the threats were only intended to get the student in trouble, and there was never an intent to carry out or act on any of the statements. Instead, that student was himself the victim of a plan designed to bully him and bring public outrage and school punishment upon him. The investigation has determined that the suspected student, who owns the social media account used in the threats and statements, had NO involvement in the posting of threatening statements. The Montgomery County Police Department, alongside MCPS staff and Winston Churchill administration, have continued to investigate all aspects of the recent alarming posts and on-line threats against individuals and the school. Winston Churchill High School Families and Community: Read the letter from Principal Taylor below: high school Tuesday after weekend threats READ MORE | Increased police presence at Md. We’re there, but most importantly our investigators. " may see an increase in officers patrolling around the area just to make sure people feel safe," he said.
Lieutenant Dan Helton with Montgomery County police said that his department takes every threat seriously and police increased their presence around the school after the threats were made. Our team will work to determine and assign consequences for these behaviors that have caused such widespread disruption to our school community," Taylor continued. "It has been determined during the investigation that the threats were only intended to get the student in trouble, and there was never an intent to carry out or act on any of the statements. The investigation has determined that the suspected student, who owns the social media account used in the threats and statements, had NO involvement in the posting of threatening statements," Taylor said in the letter. "The Montgomery County Police Department, alongside MCPS staff and Winston Churchill administration, have continued to investigate all aspects of the recent alarming posts and on-line threats against individuals and the school. RELATED | Police investigating possible threat made to Churchill High School in Maryland Some students received a threat via text messages, like: “I’M GOING TO KILL EVERYBODY, everyone’s gonna DIE.”īut in a letter Thursday, Principal John Taylor said the threats were never made by the suspected student and instead that student was " himself the victim of a plan designed to bully him and bring public outrage and school punishment upon him."
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