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Residents press city on school threats and youth gun violence; state safety director outlines driver-safety and outreach efforts
Summary
Multiple residents told the City Commission about threatening behavior and bullying at Kenton Ridge High School and called for better responses. The state safety director said the governor's office has contributed enforcement, driver education and community outreach focused on the Haitian community and school safety resources.
Several residents used the public-comment period to describe threats, bullying and suspected violent intentions involving students at Kenton Ridge High School and urged city and county leaders to intervene.
Dion Green said families reported a student had threatened gun violence at the school and that parents had received inadequate follow-up from the Northeastern school superintendent. "So we can't take any threat lightly," Green said, urging the commission to push for a response.
Retired deputy Moses Young described an incident he says occurred on January 11, 2024, when his daughter was threatened at Kenton Ridge. He told the commission the classroom teacher did not notify the school resource officer or principal at the time, and that the student who made the threat remained in class for the rest of the year. "They took and notified me at…
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