IMPORTANT Message from Principal Hodsden at BFUHS

Post date: Oct 12, 2018 5:01:53 PM

Very recently, there had been a rumor passed within the student body of a threat of harm to be carried out at school. This message is to reassure everyone that there is no threat and there never was an actual threat. A student intentionally made a false report to a staff member that a different student had made threatening comments. The student who made the false report then continued that lie with other students. From the very beginning of the investigation, it was evident that this was very likely a hoax. In the end, the student that made the false report finally admitted that it was a false report. The issue of the false report is being dealt with firmly as a disciplinary matter. Out of an abundance of caution, and despite the fact that no actual threat was ever made, we also informed the Vermont State Police of this matter, should they need to follow up further. I will close by noting that we always address immediately any possible threat, keeping the well being of students as our top priority.