The issue of how to properly assess school threats has become an increasingly common one for schools in recent years, even in elementary-only school districts such as Chula Vista
Last month, Parkview Elementary School mom Amber Dunevant was told that one of her 7-year-old daughter’s classmates had put her daughter on a “kill list.”
Such threats are more than just a discipline issue, child experts and school officials say. Schools say they have to balance the safety of all students and staff along with the privacy and emotional well-being of the student who made the threat. Though it’s not unheard of for young children to make threats, some school officials say it’s more likely than not that such children would lack the means to carry out threats. Still, it’s important to not assume that a student won’t hurt anyone just because they are, say, 7 years old or the captain of the debate team, said Barbara Higgins, director of safety and student engagement for the San Diego County Office of Education.
Simply suspending or otherwise punishing a student for making a threat may not help the student, some experts say. For example, suspending a student could cause the student to stew at home about how they had been punished, Stone said, and the suspension puts the school out of close contact with the student.
The key to properly assessing school threats is having a multidisciplinary team at each school that is ready to investigate threats that arise — a team that often includes a school administrator, counselor, psychologist, social worker or police officer, Higgins said. By conducting interviews and gathering evidence, staff can determine whether the student who made the threat posed a danger.
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