“As the Superintendent of the Edgewood City Schools, I assure you that any social media threat will be taken serious including those who ‘like’ the post when it potentially endangers the health and safety of students or adversely affects the educational process,” Fussnecker’s statement concluded.īowlin’s parents said school administrators ultimately dropped the 10-day suspension after speaking with them. Thank you.”Įdgewood City Schools Superintendent Russ Fussnecker said the district has “zero tolerance” of violent, disruptive, harassing, bullying or inappropriate behavior on behalf of students – including while off school grounds if it potentially impacts the classroom. “This morning, the alleged threat was addressed and we can assure you that all students at Edgewood Middle School are safe and school will continue as normal. “We act on any potential threat to student safety swiftly and with the utmost importance,” the message to parents read, according to WXIX. In an email to parents the morning after Bowlin liked the post, administrators said they learned of an “alleged threat” of a student bringing a gun to school. A middle school student in Ohio found himself in the crosshairs after liking a photo of a gun on social media, complete with the caption ready. “He never shared, he never commented, never made a threatening post … just liked it.” Ohio middle school student suspended for ‘liking’ Instagram photo of a fake gun“I was livid,” Bowlin’s father, Martin Bowlin, told the station. The family reported, however, that since receiving the notice, the suspension has been dropped, and Zachary will not suffer any repercussions for liking the photo of an airsoft gun on Instagram. at night, and the following morning he was called into the office where office administrators patted him down, and checked him for weapons. Zachary said he “liked” the photo at around 8 p.m. “He never shared, he never commented, he never made a threatening post… anything on the site, just liked it.” “I was livid, I mean, I’m sitting here thinking ‘you just suspended him for 10 days for ‘liking’ a picture of a gun on a social media site,” his father, Marty Bowlin said. A 13-year-old student at Matoaca Middle School in Chesterfield was arrested for possessing marijuana and a loaded gun on school grounds after he fled during an attempt to search his bag. Regardless, his parents received a suspension notice in the mail that read, “The reason for the intended suspension is as follows: Liking a post on social media that indicated potential school violence.” Alissa then notified a school officials and the school jumped into action. I really didn’t think anything of it until he threatens me and said he was going to shoot me right between my eyes, said Alissa. Middle school student suspended for 'liking' photo of gun on Instagram fox19 This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast 1.8K 151 151 comments Best Pancakewagon26 6 yr. Airsoft guns shoot nonlethal plastic pellets, usually with compressed air or springs.Īccording to WBRC=TV, Zachary Bowlin reportedly used his phone to “like” the photo while off of school grounds, outside of school hours, and didn’t leave a comment. 14-year-old Alissa Harbin said she was shocked and scared when she saw a fellow student with a gun at Oakman Middle School. Edgewood Middle School in Trenton, Ohio, suspended a student for 10 days after he simply “liked” an Instagram photo of an airsoft gun.
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