Anchorage police say they arrested an 18-year-old West Anchorage High School student early Wednesday morning after the school was put into a “stay put mode.”
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - , school resource officers at West were notified by school staff of a potential threat.
“Initial indications are that in the evening of January 24th, a group of mostly juveniles was engaged in a chat on an app when one of them made a threat about causing harm to students the following day,” police wrote.This is the second time police have responded to West in three monthsIn an email to parents, West Principal Ja Dorris said that the school was in a “stay put mode” while West High School staff and Anchorage police located the student who had made the threat.
“I wanted to make you aware of an incident that occurred on campus this morning. An individual reported to a West High School staff member that there had been a student who posted a threat on social media about shooting the school today,” Dorris wrote. “After a thorough investigation, APD determined that there was no threat to the school. We wanted to let you know about this incident because safety and transparency is our number one priority.
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