Ector County ISD police on Tuesday afternoon arrested a Nimitz Middle School eighth-grader for threatening to shoot a teacher, a news release said.
The threat came after the teacher stepped between two students who were arguing with each other. The eighth-grader, who did not have a weapon, threatened the teacher for stepping between them, the release said.
The boy now faces a Class A misdemeanor, exhibition, use, or threat of exhibition or use of firearm, and disciplinary action from the school, the release said.
The release said ECISD “takes all threats very seriously, investigates them fully and will file charges against those who make such threats. District leaders are asking for parents’ help, to have crucial conversations with their children, and make sure kids understand that reacting in anger, violence, and making threats against others will lead to serious consequences. Working together, schools and parents can curb this type of behavior.”
