Nearly a third of students stay home from middle school in Bonney Lake after online threats surface [Video]

Fear of gun violence swept its way through Bonney Lake on Monday, with parents pulling their kids from Mountain View Middle School after rumors of threats targeting students circulated on social media.

“They’re all very scared and they don’t feel safe going to school. And neither do I. Most of them stayed home today, but I feel bad for the students that had to go to school today, with fear in them,” says Jillian, a Mountain View 7th grader.

Jillian alerted her mom Sunday night after she saw students posting online about potential threats.

“Last night, I saw on Instagram that kids were talking about a ‘kill list’ and like threats,” says Jillian.

She says she hasn’t seen the list of students who were being targeted but believes the list is real.

“Yes I do, and it’s very scary,” says Jillian.

Monday morning, parents received an email from the principal of Mountain View Middle School. It reads, in part:

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