SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The San Diego Unified School District is investigating a report that a student at Millennial Tech Middle School created a hit list.
James Canning, the district's executive director for strategic communication and information, confirmed this to ABC 10News via email Wednesday afternoon.
"San Diego Unified takes seriously all possible threats of violence," the email stated. "As part of the investigation, [school police] will speak with the student that allegedly developed the list to learn more about the situation and circumstances."
Canning says that as this investigation is ongoing, it's important to point out that nobody has been harmed. When school police finish investigating, "appropriate action will be taken."
“It's concerning, you know, with all the past things happening in the country, you know, at schools, and it's kind of scary,“ said Monice Smith, a parent of a Millennial Tech student.
The district also says at least one parent has spoken with school police, and the district will likely inform families more about the situation once it gathers more information.
“I feel like with everything going on, like I said, across our nation... At this point, if they don't beef up some type of security, I hate to say it. Like they almost have to have metal detectors or daily checks as kids enter into school because how do you know if she actually or he actually had a weapon? It goes undetected because who's checking for that? Nobody,” said Smith.
Millenial Tech Middle School told ABC 10News that the investigation did not trigger a lockdown.
Lonnie Fountain, who has family members that attend the school, did not seem concerned when asked about the reported incident.
“Not at all. This is a safe neighborhood, safe school, safe environment," Fountain said.
This is a developing story. ABC 10News has assigned a reporter to this story to gather more information.
