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Dickenson County Public Schools reports threat made by two students
CLINTWOOD, Va. —Two students of Ridgeview Elementary reportedly made “serious threats” against teachers, the school district is reporting.
Supt. Haydee Robinson announced the incident over social media Wednesday afternoon. Her full statement follows:
“We want to inform you about a serious threat made today by two students toward teachers at Ridgeview Elementary School. The situation was promptly addressed by the school’s administrative staff with assistance from law enforcement. No weapons were involved The parents of the students involved were quickly informed. Dickenson County Public Schools has initiated its disciplinary procedures per policy.
“We want to recognize our students who heard of the threat and immediately reported it. This greatly assisted the administration in quickly conducting its investigative process.
“We appreciate our students, staff, families, and law enforcement partners for working together to help maintain a safe school environment. We encourage all students to continue to speak up whenever they see, hear, or become aware of something that could threaten the safety of our schools.”
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Pike couple charged with child abuse due to ‘environmental neglect’
ELKHORN CITY, Ky. — A Pike County couple has been charged with child abuse after police say their three children were living in a home described as heavily cluttered, unsanitary and in a state of significant disrepair.
A Kentucky State Police trooper was called to a home on Regina Belcher Highway Tuesday evening to investigate a report of alleged environmental neglect.
According to the police report, the trooper knocked on the door and waited several minutes before a child partially opened it. The trooper asked to speak with the child’s parents but was told that 41-year-old Timothy MacDonald was not home and that 39-year-old Lana MacDonald was in her bedroom and could not be disturbed.
The trooper asked the child to get her mother, and while he waited, Timothy MacDonald arrived home. The officer explained why he was there, but the report says MacDonald initially refused to allow him inside.
“I’m embarrassed. It’s bad,” MacDonald reportedly told the trooper.
The trooper then informed MacDonald that he had six active arrest warrants and that Lana MacDonald had four active warrants. When Lana MacDonald later came outside, she allegedly told officers that if she was going to jail, she would not allow them inside the home.
Timothy MacDonald eventually allowed the trooper and a social worker to enter.
According to the report, the home was extremely cluttered and had a strong odor of ammonia. The trooper wrote that the inside of the refrigerator was coated with what appeared to be dirt or black mold and that dead insects were found inside.
The MacDonalds were each charged with second-degree criminal abuse, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Their three children, ages 5, 11 and 16, were placed in protective custody and turned over to social services.
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