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Board explains decision-making on school threat notices after weekend emails
Summary
District leaders said they weigh law-enforcement assessments before broadly notifying families about emailed threats. Community members criticized the district's initial silence after noncredible threat emails circulated last week.
Ithaca City School District officials told the Sept. 30 Board of Education meeting that the district evaluates each emailed threat with law enforcement and may not alert the full community when agencies deem the threat noncredible.
Public commenter Jeff Ames said last Friday morning several area schools received emailed threats and that district staff and parents learned details through press and word of mouth rather than direct district notice. ‘‘ICSD’s failure to communicate with its staff and parents is unacceptable,’’ Ames said.
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