Westside Middle School Threatening Video

Yesterday news broke about three Westside Middle School students who made a threatening video at home. In this video, one student spoke about several ethnic groups and even showed a firearm. No specific students were targeted. It is very disturbing to hear of this news in our district, let alone at all. It also makes me wonder about the use of laptops in middle school since this is the second year they have them. While I am glad the video was noticed by a teacher and the students were disciplined, this raises a flag. We must spend more time looking at diversity and teaching acceptance. Westside is not exempt.

— Mary Susman, Managing Editor