Trenton R-9 Superintendent Dan Wiebers has announced that school officials have been dealing with the report of a threat made against a Trenton Middle School student on Wednesday afternoon during an incident on a school bus.
Wiebers said the threat was directed toward one student and the method threatened was gun violence. Once the district learned of the threat, Wiebers said the families involved and the Trenton Police Department were notified and that the district has taken disciplinary action against the student who made the threat. He said that while the district does not believe the threat made by the student was credible, officials felt it was important to notify the patrons of the district.
Wiebers said the Trenton R-9 District will work with its staff to review emergency procedures and a request has been made with the Trenton Police Department to receive extra patrols of school campuses. Wiebers said he is asking parents to have conversations with their children concerning the dangers of making threats of violence.
Persons who learn of acts of violence against any school are asked to contact that school district, the local police or the Missouri School Violence Hotline, 1-866-748-7047. The Missouri School Violence website also provides resources for parents and students as well as provides an avenue for reporting threats. That website address is https://www.schoolviolencehotline.com/
Patrons with questions may contact the R-9 district office at 660-359-3994.
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