Authorities determined there was no threat to students and staff at Ann Sobrato High School after a suspicious note was found on campus this morning, according to Morgan Hill Unified School District.
“This morning , one of our students found a note indicating a possible threat to campus. MHPD was called and quick to respond as well as the District Office team,” said Sobrato Principal Courtney Macko in a March 13 email sent to parents. “After a comprehensive investigation, MHPD determined that there is no credible threat against Sobrato High School.”
MHPD Sgt. Troy Hoefling confirmed that local officers determined the note did not indicate a credible threat.
Macko’s message asks parents “to work with us in stressing to children the seriousness of making threats” and also stresses that law enforcement and MHUSD “take safety concerns and threats very seriously.” There are also “school and legal consequences” for those who make such threats, the email warns.
“Even the act of repeating or reposting a threat or possible threat may result in that individual facing school, state or federal consequences and legal prosecution,” wrote Macko, noting that there have been “similar non-credible threats” made throughout the country since the Feb. 14 mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida. “Unfortunately, these events are needlessly interrupting the education environment of our schools and distracting law enforcement from their core responsibilities of protecting our students and keeping our campus community safe.
In her message to parents, Macko also thanked the “courageous student” who alerted Sobrato staff to the note that had been circulating among peers.
“The bravery it takes to tell an adult when a fellow student is not acting in the communities’ best interest is commendable and should not be lost in the significance of the situation,” Macko said.
