Ohio 7th grader charged for threatening to shoot Muslim student

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Monday 14 Dec 2015 - 19:11 Makkah mean time-3-3-1437 Morton Middle School. Imge from the Arab American News reported. Ohio, US (IINA) - A seventh-grader student accused of threatening to shoot a 6th grader faces expulsion in addition to the criminal charges filed against him, The Arab American News reported. The boy made the threat to the 6th grade boy around 2:30 p.m. on Monday last week aboard a bus after it left Morton Middle School. The victim called in to the police station early Tuesday stating that the 7th grader called him “towel head,” a “terrorist” and said he was responsible for bringing down the twin towers because he is Muslim. The older boy also called him “the son of ISIS” and asked if he was going to bomb him. The victim said he did not hear the gun threat, but said he believed the older boy would harm him and other students, according to the report. The seventh grader was arrested and charged with ethnic intimidation and aggravated menacing. Before he was taken to the Montgomery County Juvenile Justice Center, he wrote an apology letter at the police station, telling the younger boy he was sorry for what he said and for scaring him, the report stated. Vandalia-Butler city schools released a statement about the incident, saying district officials are actively working with police. Administrators met with the student’s parents and processed paperwork calling for a 10-day suspension with a recommendation for expulsion on the 7th grader. The expulsion hearing would be held at a later date, according to the statement. “First and foremost in our minds is the safety and security of our students,” Superintendent Brad Neavin stated. “It is important for our students and their parents to understand we take them at their word when they make these threats. We will treat all threats seriously, taking immediate and decisive action to protect the safety and welfare of our students, staff and community.” SM/IINA