A father has expressed his 'devastation' after a teen who had his child on his 'kill list' was allowed to return to school.
The parents of numerous students at Conner High School in Kentucky, US, voiced their concerns to the Boone County Board of Education after learning the 14-year-old boy had been allowed to go back to class.
As reported by WLWT, the student was found to have written a virtual hit list, mostly consisting of other students.
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The community has been left shaken by the revelation as the US continues to be shrouded by the issue of gun violence in schools.
After receiving two reports about the list, Boone County police took the teen into custody where he admitted to the crime and was hit with second-degree terrorist threat charges.
Although it's not been made clear what consequences the 14-year-old faced, he has been allowed to return to his old school after a temporary expulsion.
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Last week, parents of the teen's fellow pupils met with the Boone County Board of Education where they pleaded to have the child removed while describing how they fear for their children's lives.
Rob Bidleman opened up about the moment he received a call from Conner High School principal Andy Wyckoff about the fact that the teen would be allowed back.
He said: "As the father of a child on the active kill list... when I received the call from the principal, it was emotionally devastating.
"All I could think about was my child was in danger when they did nothing wrong."
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Another parent named Karen Wells argued that the decision to allow the 14-year-old back was the wrong one, highlighting that Wyckoff's own son was on the list too.
"I don’t think it’s the right decision for the administration," she explained.
"I think it puts an unnecessary burden on Mr Wyckoff with his own son on that list. He has to be impartial every day yet give this kid what he needs.
"Obviously, this kid needs a community to get behind him to help him, because one day he’s going to be in our society."
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But despite pleas from the parents and the knowledge that some had moved their kids to other schools, Wyckoff said his son will stay put.
"I am aware that some parents have moved their children to other schools, but I will not move my son," he said.
Elsewhere, parent Deanne Corbin expressed her concerns over the safety of the students.
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"Whatever help he has gotten, he is still a threat to be in an environment which fostered him to want to do a mass shooting and make a list of our students of Conner Middle School that are now in Conner High School," she said.
UNILAD has contacted Boone County's Board of Education and Sheriff's Office for comment.
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