The administration at RCS Middle School received a report of a potential written threat late this afternoon, on Thursday, October 5. This threat was discovered on the wall of the girl’s restroom. School officials immediately began investigating this report with the assistance of the Albany County Sheriff’s Office.
While still under investigation, the Albany County Sheriff’s Office will be providing an additional law enforcement presence tomorrow. The Middle School Crisis Response Team (CRT) will be meeting to discuss and determine how to support students and staff.
We ask that parents and guardians take a moment to remind students that threats have no place in our schools or the community. If any student sees or hears anything suspicious, concerning, or questionable, including, but not limited to, any specific threats or suspicious activity, we ask that they immediately report these concerns to a trusted adult, district administration, and/or law enforcement. We are grateful this matter was reported so an investigation could be done immediately.
Please also reinforce with your child our expectation that our schools remain safe from threats of any kind or intimidation. Student and staff safety is our number one priority, and we always take all threats very seriously here at RCS. We will continue to work with local and regional law enforcement to keep our schools safe.