Officers of the Bishop Police Department were called to Bishop Middle School regarding threats toward a staff member through social media and text messages.
The incident was investigated and based on the outcome, a 13-year-old suspect who is a student at the school was identified as the person making
threats toward a staff member.
On June 8, 2022, the 13-year-old suspect was arrested and turned over to Inyo County Probation Department for transfer to a secure facility for booking on the charge of making criminal threats.
Chief Standridge would like to assure the citizens of Bishop that the Bishop Police
Department takes threats made against school staff as well as the student body
extremely seriously, and those who make such threats will face the consequences of
their actions. Threats related to the safety and security of school campuses is not a
joke and will not be treated as such.
Anyone wishing to provide information on this case is encouraged to contact the Bishop
Police Department at (760)873-5866.
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This kid has been abusing and bullying other students all year (probably longer) while being shielded from consequences by some school staff. It is funny (not haha) that suddenly he gets in trouble because he threatened a school official! The kid should have been in trouble for what he was doing to other kids on and off campus long ago.
In fact, when I complained to the principal that they should keep this kid away from mine they laughed in my face and said “everyone deserves a good education”. Two things wrong with that statement, that the kids at home street are getting a “good education”, and that everyone deserves what they are getting. Home st school has a real problem with kids getting attacked by other kids and somehow there are no cameras or witnesses besides the kid getting his butt kicked, then if that kid tries to defend his/her self, they get the exact same punishment as the aggressor(s).
As for where are the parents? They are at the school and at the local bar complaining about how they’re kid isn’t getting the good treatment they deserve.
What “threats”? Without specifics, why should we believe this? Just because a bureaucrat alleges a threat without reporting what was actually said is no longer sufficient.
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What you think,some kind of political conspiracy ?
Why on Earth would this be done and reported if it weren’t true ?
Perhaps if we had real juvenile justice in Inyo and Mono counties and real consequences for criminal behaviors, we wouldn’t be experiencing incidents like this, the gang beating of the man in Mammoth, or the beating of the high school student earlier this year, just to name a few.
Closing Inyo’s juvenile detention center was one of the worst decisions ever made.
I agree. What a tragic loss that was, and for all the wrong reasons! One of those penny wise, pound foolish decisions. That place turned a lot of kids around. They were able to stay in the community, have some stability and accountability, and get an education. Breaks my heart. Maybe this kid could’ve benefitted, maybe not, but we’ll never know.
They weren’t too afraid to go inside the school?
It’s a stupid kid. This deserves detention, not arrest.
Yes Sami, let this kid spend time with your children!
Juvenile or no, the full weight of the law should fall on his/her shoulders and that should include jail time. I have to ask: where is this child’s parents?