Exira-EHK School District Superintendent Trevor Miller, today (Friday), posted a note to parents of students and District patrons, with regard to an incident that took place Thursday. In his social media post, Miller said “In an effort to remain as transparent as possible, we feel it is necessary to inform you of an incident that occurred [Thursday] at the Exira-EHK Middle School.

“An Exira-EHK student made a verbal threat towards staff in the late morning hours of 10/10/19 regarding bringing a weapon to school.” The statement said further, that “School administrators immediately began an investigation regarding the threat. School disciplinary action has been taken as appropriate. At no time [Thursday] was there any immediate danger to any student or staff member.”

Superintendent Miller said “The procedures that we have in place allowed us to handle this situation with little disruption to other students in the building.” His statement concluded with “We appreciate your willingness to continually trust us with your children. We make every effort to provide them with a safe and caring environment while at school.”