Police: Boy, 7, made threat at Indiana County school
A 7-year-old boy made a threat while inside a classroom at an Indiana County school Thursday, according to state police.
The threat was overheard by a classmate near the end of the school day at East Pike Elementary in White Township who reported the situation to a parent, troopers said. The report was passed on to Indiana Area school officials and investigators at about 4:30 p.m.
Troopers interviewed the boy and his parents and found that he doesn’t have access to weapons. He will not be charged with a crime. Trooper Cliff Greenfield said 10 is the youngest a child can be in Pennsylvania to be involved with the juvenile court system.
Renatta Signorini is a TribLive reporter covering breaking news, crime, courts and Jeannette. She has been working at the Trib since 2005. She can be reached at rsignorini@triblive.com.
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