Dupont Manual High, School Shooting – This post has been modified to give further details regarding the manner in which JCPS interacts with parents regarding the deployment of new safety measures at schools. These updates were made in response to a reader request for more information on the topic. In response to a threat that was made against DuPont Manual High School, the school’s principal wrote a letter to the parents of the students informing them that additional safety measures have been implemented at the school.
School district security notified school officials about the threat Thursday evening, Manual principal Jerry Mayes wrote, adding that local authorities and district security are investigating. “As a precaution, we will have added security tomorrow and will operate on a heightened security level,” according to his statement.
Jefferson County Public Schools spokeswoman Allison Martin would not elaborate on the nature of the threat Friday morning, saying she had no additional information to provide. Martin urged parents who still had issues to get in touch with the schools where their children were enrolled and express what they were worried about.
The threat comes as Manual students are getting national attention for going to the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, where students are expected to call on Congress to pass comprehensive gun reform legislation. On Thursday, a group of students from Manual High School traveled to Washington, DC, and throughout the day, they made appearances on MSNBC. may your soul rest in perfect peace.
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