Graffiti was found in a student bathroom on Thursday reading, “Don’t come to school Friday.” In an automated school wide phone call and email, Principal Peter Lambert stated that law enforcement was contacted to investigate the apparent threat.
“Please rest assured that at this time students at McClatchy are safe and we do not anticipate any disruptions to our regularly planned school day,” said Lambert.
McClatchy is not new to threats of this nature. Last year in the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings, McClatchy was subject to a shooting threat that kept many students home.
McClatchy has also experienced two separate bomb threats. One, an empty guitar case left outside the school in 2016, and the other a cell-phone left in the D-Wing bathroom that was modeled to appear as though it was an explosive device in 2017.
Some students expressed worry at this recent incident. “I don’t really trust the staff to keep us safe, but also things like this aren’t unusual,” said Blake Aboueljoud (‘21).