Thursday, November 14, 2019

Student Injured During Bathroom Altercation At The Waukegan High School And Message Found In Bathroom That Someone Threatened To Bring An AK To School



A student was injured during an altercation inside a Washington High School bathroom, some Facebook postings indicate some type of instrument, whether a knife, pencil or other item.

By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 14, 2019

Waukegan, Illinois - A student was reported injured during an altercation in a bathroom at the Washington High School, 1011 Washington St. in Waukegan, Illinois on Thursday afternoon. Apparently, Facebook postings and a video of the altercation being shared indicate that the student was injured, but it is not clear whether the student was stabbed with a knife, pencil or other weapon.
Two students were hospitalized, the victim that was stabbed and the suspected student that did the stabbing, according to a school source. Waukegan police are investigating the incident and charges are pending against the students involved in the altercation.
Waukegan school officials posted a statement about the stabbing incident and a previous bathroom message that someone had threaten to bring an AK to school. According to allegations raised, the bathroom message about the AK threat was kept quiet and no effort was made by school officials from the Waukegan Public Schools District 60 to notify student parents about the previous unrelated AK weapon threat until Thursday when the stabbing incident occurred in the high school bathroom and images of the bathroom threat began to circulate in social media (Facebook).
Timothy Bryner, the Lead Principal at Waukegan High School released the following statement, "...At around noon today, an altercation occurred in one of our restrooms between two students which escalated to one student allegedly stabbing another student with a sharp object."
"Directly following the incident, the Washington Campus was placed on soft lockdown, and our school day continued without further incident. This incident is being investigated by the Waukegan Police Department, as well as school and district officials.
"Unfortunately, we can not provide any further details regarding the students involved or the ongoing investigation, as those facts remain fluid. We do not believe this incident is related to the threatening message discovered in a restroom earlier this week.
 "Our staff is just as shocked and saddened by this incident as I am sure you are. We know these types of incidents can be stressful and worrisome for students and parents, as accurate information is limited, but please know that the safety of our students and staff is always a top priority..." (full statement)
Parents and Waukegan community activist Margaret Carrasco posted on Facebook that students should not attend school on Friday for their safety, since a posted message in the bathroom earlier in the week threatened that an AK would be brought to school.



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