{"id":17182,"date":"2023-10-05T15:23:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T19:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/?p=17182"},"modified":"2023-10-06T11:10:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T15:10:58","slug":"im-shoot-up-the-school-found-scrawled-in-bf-middle-school-bathroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/teaneck\/local-news\/im-shoot-up-the-school-found-scrawled-in-bf-middle-school-bathroom\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019m Shoot Up the School\u201d found scrawled in BF Middle School bathroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Update (10\/6\/23 11am): Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-10-06-Threat-at-BM-Middle-School.pdf\">issued a statement<\/a>, which has been added below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>10\/5\/23: In an email sent to parents of students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School (BFMS) this afternoon, School Superintendent Dr. Andr\u00e9 Spencer indicated that a report was made of &#8220;graffiti that was discovered on the wall of a girl&#8217;s restroom&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The graffiti stated, \u201cI\u2019m Shoot Up the School\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The school is working in coordination with law enforcement to determine if further actions are needed.<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Spencer says &#8220;it has been determined that there is no imminent threat to our scholars or staff&#8221;, but &#8220;there will be an increased law enforcement presence in the area&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This event comes on the heels of several Board of Education meetings where parents have raised questions regarding security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>I have reached out to Chief McGurr for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Further information, as it becomes available, will be added to the story.<\/p>\n<p>Email from the district appears below:<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Greetings \u00a0Benjamin Franklin Parents,<\/p>\n<p>As we aim to ensure that our scholars and families are achieving the \u201cTeaneck Advantage,\u201d we want to make sure that we are continuously engaging in two-way communication to keep you informed.\u00a0 Recently, one of our scholars informed us of graffiti that was discovered on the wall of a girl&#8217;s restroom at Benjamin Franklin Middle School. The graffiti stated, \u201cI\u2019m Shoot Up the School\u201d.\u00a0 Although this can be deemed as an act of vandalism, we want to assure you that we take these matters seriously.\u00a0 In addition, we want you to know that our schools are safe and secure.<\/p>\n<p>We want to inform you of the following actions taken to address this matter.\u00a0 There was an initial assessment conducted to determine the validity of the message.\u00a0 Moreover, our Coordinator of Safety and Residency Services has been in consultation with local law enforcement to determine if further actions are needed.\u00a0 At this juncture, it has been determined that there is no imminent threat to our scholars or staff.\u00a0 Although the school is safe and there is no threat, to be cautious; there will be an increased law enforcement presence in the area.\u00a0 We will continue with school as scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>We strongly encourage all parents to remind their child(ren) not to engage in vandalism activities, especially on school property, \u00a0and if they see something, say something.<br \/>\nCongratulations to our scholar who made the initial report about the graffiti.\u00a0 We strongly encourage our scholars to say something if they see something suspicious.\u00a0 We encourage you to do the same.\u00a0 If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Mr. Paul Morgan, Coordinator of Safety and Residency Services at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:safety@teaneckschools.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safety@teaneckschools.org<\/a>.\u00a0 Collectively, we will achieve \u201cThe Teaneck Advantage\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Educationally yours,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Andr\u00e9 D. Spencer, Ed.D.<br \/>\nSuperintendent of Schools<br \/>\nTeaneck Public Schools<br \/>\n#ScholarsFirst<br \/>\nBFMS SECURITY LETTER_10_04.docx (1).pdf<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/BFMS-SECURITY-LETTER_10_04.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">BFMS SECURITY LETTER_10_04<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023-10-06-Threat-at-BM-Middle-School.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">2023-10-06 Threat at BM Middle School<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update (10\/6\/23 11am): Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr has issued a statement, which has been added below. 10\/5\/23: In an email sent to parents of students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School (BFMS) this afternoon, School Superintendent Dr. Andr\u00e9 Spencer indicated that a report was made of &#8220;graffiti that was discovered on the wall of a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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