NIC: Take any threat seriously

Police search for North Idaho College student who made “Columbine”-type threat — this needs to be taken seriously.

After reading about a student at NIC making a threat like Columbine and the police only securing exits and not doing a lockdown is wrong. As a taxpayer and I have two boys who go to NIC, I would like to know what type of emergency action is put into place and when is it used. Is there not a no tolerance policy at NIC?

I would think that any threat, whether it be false or not, would be taken seriously and there would have been a lockdown! I’m very upset with this. If something had happened and heaven forbid something would have happened to both my boys or some other young adult, believe you me I would take action against the school as there isn’t a carbon copy to bring any of our kids back if something happened!

We have a no tolerance policy at grade schools, middle schools and high schools. Please start doing your job as our kids pay a lot of money to go to college to further their education. You are paid by taxpayers as are the police, so it’s your responsibility to make them safe.

A threat is a threat plane and simple; you’re just showing others that they can make threats and not be taken seriously and nothing will happen. The minute he made those comments he should have been apprehended.

CORINNA WHITING

Post Falls