DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Volusia County sheriff is sticking to his guns about holding kids accountable when they make school threats. So far this school year, we have seen a total of four arrests in that county alone.
“Why are we allowing one percent of the knuckleheads to control the lives of the other 99%?” Sheriff Mike Chitwood asked, following a series of school lockdowns, including two this morning, and several arrests.
“If you can’t conform, then there’s a penalty for you,” Chitwood added, as he continued to search for solutions to the growing problem of school threats.
Chitwood is using arrests and jail time to send a message, hoping the consequences will resonate with students. Last week, two teens were arrested at school after allegedly threatening violence, despite having just watched a warning about such threats in the classroom.
“They’re in the back of the room threatening to shoot up the school …