One arrested on suspicion of making threat against Blue Valley district high school
Police have arrested a person suspected of making a threat of violence aimed at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, according to school administration.
“Earlier this evening we learned there was a threat of violence against our school community,” Blue Valley Northwest principal Amy Pressly wrote in an email Sunday night addressed to Husky families. “We immediately notified local authorities to determine the credibility of the threat. We were informed tonight by police that a suspect is in custody.”
The school, located at 13260 Switzer Road, was cooperating with the Overland Park Police Department’s investigation, she wrote.
Overland Park police said a student had posted a SnapChat video that showed another student rapping about violence and shooting. The rapper did not mention any names or any school, but the student who shared the video added a reference to Blue Valley Northwest, according to Officer John Lacy, a police spokesman.
Officers contacted the student who allegedly made the threat and took him into custody. As of 7:50 a.m. he was still in custody, Lacy said. The student who did the rap has been identified but was not arrested.
“All is well at BVNW, students are in class,” Lacy said.
“On Monday, you will see extra police presence on campus to ensure our students, staff and families feel safe,” Pressly wrote. “Thank you to those who shared concerns about what they saw or heard. We are a close community with many trusted relationships. It is because of these relationships that we were aware of the threat and able to ensure the safety of our school family.”
A spokeswoman for the Blue Valley School District referred further questions to the police department.
This story was originally published November 25, 2019 at 7:23 AM.
