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Killeen ISD: Police presence increased at elementary school after stranger threatens to abduct student

Posted at 1:07 PM, Nov 30, 2018
and last updated 2018-11-30 14:18:04-05

Killeen Independent School District said they are increasing police presence at Skipcha Elementary School after a stranger threatened to abduct a student from school.

The district said the threat was made on Thursday. The student reported the threat to the administration on Friday.

Skipcha Elementary School is located at 512 Prospector Trail in Harker Heights.

Principal Jane Apodaca left the following message for parents about the threat:

Hello, this is Jane Apodaca, principal of Skipcha Elementary School, contacting you with important information about student safety. A student notified the campus administration this morning (Friday, November 30) that a stranger threatened to abduct him from the campus. The alleged threat transpired at approximately 10:45 am on Thursday (November 29) near the playground area. I investigated the report and have a police presence at the campus today as a precautionary measure. As you know, the safety of our students is the most important thing and I wanted to make you aware. Please help us to keep students safe by reminding students to always immediately report any potential threat to school officials . Thank you.

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