Nearly two dozen staff members did not work at the Carborough Middle School on Monday after threatening the members of a student’s staff last week.
A district spokesperson said Wral News 23 staff members were absent on Monday, but some absences were unrelated to the previous week’s threat.
In a message to the McDogal Middle School community, Principal Chris Horn said, “I am writing to tell you that we are expecting more than the absence of normal number of employees on Monday.”
Wral News Crews on Monday saw many parents picking up their students from school early. A parent spoke to Wral News Off Camera, he said that his child told the student who had threatened last week, was in the building on Monday.
Parents said that they do not feel their children safe with the student in school who has threatened.
Horn sent a message to the families on Monday afternoon: “I want to recognize and share my understanding with any family, which decided to take my student this morning. We respect those wishes, and will continue to listen and address any concern to you and your student. ,
Horn on Monday expanded the school’s plan to respond, including a danger assessment team, meetings with teachers and district leaders and an increase in adult supervision in hallways and classes.
Wral News spoke to a staff member on Monday, who believes that the student is a serious security threat and is concerned that the student is not getting the help that they need.
The same employee told Wral News that he believes that the proposed security plan is not sustainable, saying that he is upset with dealing with the situation in the district.
Andy Jenux, spokesperson of Chapel Hill and Carboro City Schools, says the district is listening to and listening to concerns from families and employees, while balanced the student’s privacy and right to education.
“We are not only looking for the best interests of a particular student, but also the best interests of everyone inside the school at this time,” Jenx said. “They can be true at the same time, but it is up to us that we work with everyone involved to develop that shared understanding.”
Genux said that substitute teachers and other employees have covered Monday’s vacancies, so no classes were canceled.
A student resource officer who usually covers three schools will also stay in McDogal Middle School throughout the week.
The Karboro Police has confirmed that a teenage petition was filed on the student who threatened last week.
