Middle schooler with suspected ‘kill list’ is removed from campus, Georgia district says
A chat in a middle school cafeteria led to the discovery of a possible “kill list,” Georgia officials say.
Now, the student who made the list of names has been removed from the campus of Madras Middle School, according to a letter sent to parents Wednesday.
The school says it started investigating after another student told administrators about a recent conversation in the cafeteria. During an investigation with police, a middle schooler was found with a notepad that had six names, officials say.
The school officials contacted parents whose children who were on the list, according to the letter posted online.
But “the notebook paper did not contain any written threats,” Madras Middle School says.
The school is in Newnan, a city roughly 40 miles southwest of Atlanta, and is part of Coweta County School System.
Officials say they will continue to investigate the list and are taking “appropriate disciplinary and legal actions.”
“The administration’s continued emphasis on safety remains an utmost priority,” Principal Lorraine Johnson wrote in her letter to parents. “Please remind your students to notify the administration any time when they are concerned about their safety.”
The incident wasn’t the first of its kind at the school.
In November, a student was disciplined after writing: “If I wasn’t on drugs, I would shoot up the whole school,” WXIA reported.
The social media post wasn’t deemed a credible threat, according to the station.
This story was originally published January 16, 2020 at 10:53 AM with the headline "Middle schooler with suspected ‘kill list’ is removed from campus, Georgia district says."
