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Police take pupil into custody after incident at school June 5
FREEHOLD - A student believed to be responsible for a threat against a Freehold Borough School District administrator was taken into custody on June 5.
School district administrators notified parents and the media that at about 1:45 p.m. that afternoon, students at the Freehold Intermediate School reported to a staff member that they heard rumors about a possible impending threat to the principal and to the school.
The staff member reported this information immediately to Freehold Intermediate School Principal Nelson Ribon and procedures were followed to ensure the safety of the students in the Park Avenue complex, according to district administrators.
The complex includes the Freehold Intermediate School and the Park Avenue Elementary School.
These steps included calling police and placing the entire Park Ave complex in a lockdown. Administrators said police officers arrived at the school within minutes of being called.
Following a sweep of the elementary school and the intermediate school by local law enforcement officials, the complex was determined to be safe.
Officers conducted an investigation into the incident and a student was identified, removed and taken into custody by Freehold Borough police officers.
School district administrators did not say if the student who was taken into custody was a boy or a girl. No age for the youngster was provided.
Ribon said standard procedure was followed after administrators became aware of the threat. The standard procedure includes a 10-day suspension from school, followed by a full disciplinary hearing with the superintendent of schools and members of the Board of Education in order to determine how to proceed with education services offered to the child.
Ribon praised the Freehold Borough Police Department for what he called an outstanding response to the situation. He commended the intermediate school students and teachers for quickly and correctly following all of the rules that they have been instructed on in case of an emergency.
Because police determined that all of the schools were safe, all activities scheduled for June 6 went on as planned. The events included the Park Avenue Elementary School and Freehold Learning Center elementary school field days, along with the Freehold Intermediate School eighth grade dance.
Freehold Borough police referred a call seeking additional information about the incident to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Amessage left at the prosecutor's office was not returned by press time.
- Clare Marie Celano
Police take pupil into custody after incident at school June 5
FREEHOLD - A student believed to be responsible for a threat against a Freehold Borough School District administrator was taken into custody on June 5.
School district administrators notified parents and the media that at about 1:45 p.m. that afternoon, students at the Freehold Intermediate School reported to a staff member that they heard rumors about a possible impending threat to the principal and to the school.
The staff member reported this information immediately to Freehold Intermediate School Principal Nelson Ribon and procedures were followed to ensure the safety of the students in the Park Avenue complex, according to district administrators.
The complex includes the Freehold Intermediate School and the Park Avenue Elementary School.
These steps included calling police and placing the entire Park Ave complex in a lockdown. Administrators said police officers arrived at the school within minutes of being called.
Following a sweep of the elementary school and the intermediate school by local law enforcement officials, the complex was determined to be safe.
Officers conducted an investigation into the incident and a student was identified, removed and taken into custody by Freehold Borough police officers.
School district administrators did not say if the student who was taken into custody was a boy or a girl. No age for the youngster was provided.
Ribon said standard procedure was followed after administrators became aware of the threat. The standard procedure includes a 10-day suspension from school, followed by a full disciplinary hearing with the superintendent of schools and members of the Board of Education in order to determine how to proceed with education services offered to the child.
Ribon praised the Freehold Borough Police Department for what he called an outstanding response to the situation. He commended the intermediate school students and teachers for quickly and correctly following all of the rules that they have been instructed on in case of an emergency.
Because police determined that all of the schools were safe, all activities scheduled for June 6 went on as planned. The events included the Park Avenue Elementary School and Freehold Learning Center elementary school field days, along with the Freehold Intermediate School eighth grade dance.
Freehold Borough police referred a call seeking additional information about the incident to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Amessage left at the prosecutor's office was not returned by press time.
- Clare Marie Celano