Denver Police are investigating an incident at Edison Elementary in north Denver in which a student is suspected of making a threat and administrators are accused of not reporting it.
The threat, allegedly made on Thursday, involved a reference to a gun, and occured just two days after another incident that was reported.
“Denver Public Schools Safety and Security office was involved after the incident on Tuesday,” said DPS spokesman Michael Vaughn.
But a representative from the safety office was not at Edison on Thursday, when the same boy allegedly made the threats just before school started.
The boy has not been in school since the second threat. Vaughn said the district cannot comment on disciplinary actions that may have followed either incident.
Denver Police spokesman Lt. Matt Murray confirmed there is an investigation, but would not disclose any details because the case involved a juvenile.
He did confirm the investigation was initiated on Monday, after parents contacted police.
“Our concern is the way the administration handled it,” said William Untiedt, a parent of two children at Edison who found out about the incident on Friday from other parents.
“The only thing to do now is investigate,” he said. “I don’t know for sure if the administration knew about the incident on Thursday, but I do know they were aware of it Friday morning. The delay is unconscionable.”
According to a letter sent home to parents today, security officers have found no evidence that a weapon was ever on school grounds.
Yesenia Robles: 303-954-1372 or yrobles@denverpost.com
