A social media message warning of danger at “Bartlett” has prompted the principal of Bartlett High School in Anchorage to take precautions for Monday.
Principal Val Baalerud wrote to parents on Sunday evening regarding a social media post indicating a potential threat to “BHS.”
“At this time there is no reason to believe that this is a reference to Bartlett High School, and it has been discovered that the threat originated out of state. Please know we are working with our partners in APF to resolve this issue,” she wrote.
There are Bartlett High Schools in other states, including Tennessee and Illinois. There are even more BHS-initialed schools across the country.
Baalerud said that out an abundance of caution, “we will have additional SRO [school safety officer] presence at school tomorrow.”
The school will also be delaying its planned safety drills for Monday.
Baalerud said she was grateful to parents who brought forward the concerns: “See something, say something is more than a mantra, it is what we must do to keep each other safe.”
Kudos to this principal! You can’t be complacent these days. What a shame our children will have these types of memories of their school days.