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Dexter student suspended for creating 'kill list'
By Edward Freundl, Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: January 31, 2008
A student at Creekside Intermediate School in Dexter has been suspended pending an investigation into a "threatening list" found at the school Friday, school officials said.
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Dexter Community Schools Superintendent Evelynn Shirk said what one parent described as a "kill list" was discovered on school grounds by a substitute teacher.
The list allegedly contained names of students whom the suspended student may have wanted to harm, but Shirk declined to say how many.
The district is "taking this threat very seriously," according to a letter to parents that was sent home Monday.
"Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken as warranted pending the completion of the investigation," the letter states.
Creekside Principal Mollie Sharrar reiterated the points made in the letter.
"The student will remain suspended from the building for the duration of the investigation," Sharrar said.
"We're following school policies laid out in the handbook and working with law enforcement to conclude the investigation."
"School officials notified us and one of our deputies investigated, but the school system is going to handle it internally," Egeler said Monday. "We have no other details to give out."
Creekside Intermediate serves students in grades 5 and 6.
"We have had kids make threats, but I have never had anything of this nature happen before," Shirk said.
"When the police were involved and the staff at the school was involved, we determined that there was no intent to act upon the list because the student doesn't have the means," she added.
Shirk would not disclose the gender or grade level of the student because federal privacy laws limit the information officials can share about certain incidents.
Staff writer Sean Dalton contributed to this report.
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