Bates County News

Thursday, August 24, 2023

School Threat incident

 


On August 24, 2023, at approximately 12:30pm the Linn County Kansas Sheriff’s Office was notified that a former student of Prairie View USD #362 made a threat toward the Prairie View School District on social media. Law Enforcement responded to the threat; Prairie View locked down per protocol and notified parents of the lockdown by their notification system.

 

The subject who made the threat was never on campus and was contained a short time later at their home in Miami County. The lockdown was lifted.

 

The subject is currently in custody.

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