Principal, police give conflicting info on severity of ‘threat’ at an FCPS school

The performance of a Fayette County Public Schools police officer during a “very intense threat of danger” at Tates Creek Middle School last week was praised in a FCPS police department post Monday.

Officer Jeremy Moore was celebrated because he “responded within minutes and took appropriate action,” and while FCPS police didn’t specify what the threat involved, it followed an incident in which a student brought a gun to school.

The “threat of danger” differed from what Principal Kelly Sirginnis told families in a letter detailing the incident. Sirginnis said the student had no intent to harm others, but emphasized weapons can’t be brought onto campus…

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