Messages sent to JCPS families after four schools receive threats |

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The principals of four Louisville area schools sent messages to parents after receiving separate threats this week.

The content of those messages has been pasted below:

Olmsted Academy North

Sept. 9, 2024

Dear Olmsted Academy North Families,

The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. I’m writing to provide you with the most accurate information about a situation impacting our school today.

Overnight, JCPS Police alerted us to a social media threat against our school. We immediately began working with police to investigate. We are following all of our safety protocols including heightening our building security.

Please use this as an opportunity to talk with your student about the consequences of what they post on social media. If it is determined a student made the post, they will be disciplined according to the Student Support and Behavior Intervention Handbook and could face criminal charges.

We take any potential threat to our school very seriously and will always err on the side of caution.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the school office.

Thank you for your support and patience as this matter is being investigated.

Sincerely,

Gerard Garrett

Principal

September 9, 2024

Dear Olmsted Academy North Families,

Thank you for your patience and understanding today as we worked with JCPS Police and LMPD on an investigation into a threatening social media post.

JCPS Police determined the post was made by a student. The student will be charged and will be disciplined in accordance with the Student Support and Behavior Intervention Handbook.

We take any threat against our school community seriously. If you ever see or hear anything that concerns you for the safety of our students or staff, please let us know immediately.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the school office. Thank you for your support of Olmsted Academy North.

Sincerely,

Gerard Garrett

Principal

Eastern High School

September 9, 2024

Dear Eastern High School Families,

The safety of our students and staff is always our top priority. I will always let you know when something impacts our school community.

This weekend we received a threatening voicemail and immediately called JCPS Police and LMPD to investigate and support our school.

We are following all of our safety protocols including having additional JCPS Police on our campus and increasing our building security level.

If it is determined a student made the threat, they will be disciplined according to the Student Support and Behavior Intervention Handbook and could face criminal charges.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the school office.

Thank you for your support and patience. We will update you when we have additional information to share.

Sincerely,

Dr. Heather Orman

Principal

September 9, 2024

Dear Eastern Families,

No evidence was found that substantiates the voicemail threat or makes it credible.

We are clear for normal operations tomorrow.

Please check-in with your Eastern student and reach out to the school if you need additional support.

Thank you,

Dr. Orman

Kammerer Middle School

Dear Kammerer Middle School Families,

I’m writing to provide you with the most accurate information I can about a situation impacting our school today.

We have been made aware of a verbal threat a student made against our school. As we work with JCPS Police to investigate, we will have additional officers on campus today.

The student involved will be disciplined in accordance with the Student Support and Behavior Intervention Handbook.

Please remember that we all must work together to maintain the safety of our school. If you or your student ever see or hear something that you believe is a safety concern, please let us know immediately. Safety is our top priority and we always thoroughly investigate any threat.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the school office.

Thank you for your support of our students and staff at Kammerer.

Sincerely,

Shannon Corrigan

Principal

Jeffersontown Elementary School

Dear Jeffersontown Elementary Families,

The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. I’m writing to provide you with the most accurate information about a situation impacting our school today.

This morning, one of our students made a threat against our school to their entire class. It is JCPS policy to take any threat seriously. We are following our protocols to assess the threat, contact the child’s parent/guardian and discipline the student in accordance with the Student Support and Behavior Intervention Handbook.

Please use this as an opportunity to talk with your student about the consequences of what they say or what they might post on social media. Even if a student claims they are "just joking around" we must take what they say or write at face value and follow the appropriate policy for dealing with a potential threat.

We take any potential threat to our school very seriously and will always err on the side of caution.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the school office.

Thank you for your support of J-town Elementary!

Sincerely,

Brooke Schilling

Principal

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