Parent charged with allegedly threatening Eastpointe teacher over their child not getting “snack time”
By Joseph Buczek
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DETROIT (WWJ) — An Eastpointe elementary school parent, upset that their child did not get a “snack time,” was charged after police say he allegedly threatened a teacher.
Eastpointe police responded to Pleasantview Elementary School on Toepfer Drive around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to investigate a threat to shoot up the school. Police say that during school dismissal, the parent, identified as 43-year-old David Scott Jr., approached the teacher and questioned him as to why his child did not receive a “snack time.”
Scott then began cursing, screaming and threatening the teacher in front of school staff, students and other parents, police said. Authorities say he threatened several times that he would return to the school the following day and “air the place out,” which police said is a slang term meaning to “shoot up the place.”
Eastpointe police arrested Scott within two hours of the alleged threats.
Scott was charged on Thursday with one count of possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, one count of intentional threat to commit an act of violence against a school, employees or students, and one count of disorderly person. Scott was charged as a habitual offender.
Scott was arraigned and received $150,000 cash/surety bond. He is ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation. If released, he is ordered to wear a GPS steel-cuff tether, not leave the state of Michigan, not consume drugs and alcohol, and have no contact with the school, staff or witnesses.
“There is absolutely no excuse for threatening violence against a school or its staff—especially over something as minor as a classroom snack,” said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido in a statement. “Our office takes all threats to schools seriously, and we will continue to pursue charges to ensure the safety of students, teachers, and our community.”
Scott is scheduled to appear for a probable cause conference on Nov. 5 and a preliminary examination on Nov. 12.
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