After Threats Shutter Roanoke Schools, Parents Scrutinize How Officials Respond
Some parents see the school district as changing tack after community members raise concerns, which school officials deny.
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When violent threats surfaced on social media last week, Roanoke City Public Schools shuttered schools for two days.
Federal authorities announced a criminal charge against a 35-year-old man, and police later said a 15-year-old student would face the same felony for a copycat threat to shoot up a school.
For some parents, the actions were a sign school administrators were cracking down — after controversy flared last month over how the district handled a Grandin Court Elementary School student who told children last fall he was going to kill people.