SANTA FE, Texas — A student at Santa Fe High School was arrested Monday and charged with making a terroristic threat on a public servant.
The student threatened a teacher Monday, according to the Santa Fe ISD Police Department.
The unidentified teen was also removed from campus.
New security measures were added to all Santa Fe ISD schools after eight students and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting last May.
Santa Fe High School Principal Rachel Blundell sent the following letter to parents to alert them:
"The safety of our students and staff is always the top priority. We are providing this information to keep you updated about any safety concerns that occur on our campus. Yesterday afternoon a verbal threat was made directly to a teacher at the high school. Santa Fe ISD Police Department, and our administrators confirmed that this threat was directed towards this teacher. The student was arrested and charged with terroristic threat on a public servant. Due to federal and state privacy laws, information regarding student records is prohibited which includes disciplinary actions. As a result, we are not able to discuss the details of the threat or the consequences for this particular student. However, the student has also been removed from the campus and appropriate discipline was applied according to the Student Code of Conduct. This information is being shared with you because we want you to know that we will immediately act to investigate all reports concerning school safety, and we want to thank our parents, staff and students for continuing these conversations and reporting what they hear so that appropriate actions can be taken. As a reminder, in addition to monitoring, we encourage parents and students to take part in keeping our schools safe by reporting anything or anyone who makes them feel uncomfortable through the Tribal Tips anonymous reporting system. This program provides a safe and anonymous system to give information about criminal activity and threats, without fear of retaliation. If you “See Something, Say Something.” Tribal Tips can be accessed on the police department’s website."
