Dear GUSD Students, Employees, Families, and Community,
This week, GUSD has been inundated with social media posts referencing threats to schools in our district and local area. Students often repost the messages or take screenshots and text them to their friends. None of these posts are related to our district. They are part of a viral trend that has significantly impacted schools and districts nationwide.
Additionally, we are managing increasing incidents of students of all ages making threatening statements toward their friends or classmates, then later reporting that they were “only joking.”
Ensuring student and staff safety is our top priority. Our school and district administrators work with law enforcement to thoroughly investigate every tip we receive, social media post we see, or comment we hear on our campuses. Thus far, we have not found any credible threats to our community.
I am asking our parents and guardians to please talk to your students about the seriousness of making threats or spreading rumors about violence on social media, at school, or toward a student or employee.
Important things to know:
I want to thank our administrators, teachers, and staff for their outstanding work responding quickly, collaborating with law enforcement to address safety concerns, and communicating with their school communities about incidents or investigations happening on our campuses.
Keeping our schools safe is a community effort. I thank you for being a constant partner in protecting the safety of our GUSD students, employees, and families.