On Sept. 24, the Bethel Police Department received a report regarding a threat made by a 13-year-old student at Bethel Regional High School. The student allegedly threatened to blow up the school and shoot students.
Officers responded to the scene, where they engaged with school staff and the juvenile involved. Following a preliminary investigation, the juvenile was arrested and charged with three counts of terroristic threats. The student was subsequently transported to the Bethel Youth Facility for processing.
“The Bethel Police Department extends its gratitude to the staff at Bethel Regional High School for their prompt and effective response to this serious situation. The safety of our students and community remains our top priority. No firearms or explosive devices were located, and no students or staff was harmed,” Bethel Police Department said in a statement.
The school has about 494 students serving grades 7-12. It has about 40 teachers and 2 counselors. According to U.S. News and World Report, Bethel Regional High School’s total minority enrollment is 92%, and 71% of students are economically disadvantaged. Some 47.73% of the students are chronically absent.
The proficiency rate of the students at Bethel Regional High School is 13.18% in reading and writing, and 16.60% in math.
Is the student related in any way to Mary Peltola?
40 teachers for 500 students and those kind of results. Makes you wonder.
Agreed; student/teacher ratio 12.5/1. The numbers are very troubling. 92% minority; if all are of the same so-called “minority” then they are actually the majority in that school; relevance? 71% economically disadvantaged; who is managing the economy there? 48% chronically absent; who is managing them in their homes? Proficiency 13% in reading/writing, 17% in math; who is managing the teachers? Who is managing the school district? Who is managing the Department of Education? These are your servants.
Good comment Brother Wayne you tell it the way it is!! I bet they will not print my letter to Lt. Col James Fowley on the state School Board! I will send it to you! Liberty Ed
Genetics…they matter
He will be back in class by Monday.
The soft on crime group will claim he is a good student and a pillar of the village.
Then he will cause real problems.
Yup, you’d hear the village equivalent to “He dint do nuffin.”
I heard the boy is the captain of a whale boat. Next in line to replace Peltola. Above the law, don’t you know.