BCSC deals with scares at two schools | Local News Digital

Courtesy-BCSC FB page COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation had to address possible threat situations at both of its high schools on Tuesday. In the first incident on Tuesday morning, School Resource Officers (SRO) received a Snapchat screenshot that mentioned East and warned people not to be at school. Because BCSC takes every situation seriously, the origin of the message was investigated and additional SROs were stationed at the school. While investigating, it was noted that the text over the top of the screenshot did say “East” but did not specify Columbus East High School. Officials said, “It doesn’t appear to be from a BCSC student or staff member, and the teacher mentioned is not from BCSC. It’s common to see these kinds of messages on Snapchat that use a directional name, such as East, but don’t give context for the school mentioned, thus creating confusion.” It was soon confirmed that the East mentioned is in a neighboring state. Students and staff were considered safe and the school day progressed as normal. A little later in the morning at Columbus North High School, information was received that a student had brought a gun to school. SROs immediately responded…
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