Possible threats at Penn High School has parents concerned
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- St. Joseph County Police are investigating possible threats made by a Penn High School student.
Parents at Penn High School were shocked to learn that a student may have had some very real intentions of harming students and staff at the school.
School officials were alerted of the possible threat Tuesday.
"I find it extremely horrifying and frightening that that would go on at the school," said Barbara Gulbranson whose daughter is a freshman at the school.
The concerned students told their parents, who then contacted the school.
That is when police say they found some alarming items in the student's room.
"I love Penn High School. I think it is a great school, but i think they should have communicated just to create an awareness for the parents and the families," said Gulbranson.
She says she would have liked the opportunity to talk to her daughter about it so she could address any concerns or questions the teen might have had.
Police say the student has been suspended pending the results of a threat assessment at the Juvenile Justice Center.
ABC 57 News reached school officials Wednesday afternoon, but they decline to comment.