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Students removed from Danvers school for ‘hit list’
Police are investigating after two high school students allegedly created a "hit list" with their classmates' names.
Two students have been removed from a North Shore high school following reports that they created a “hit list” with their classmates’ names, according to police.
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Last week, the Danvers Police Department and administrators at Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School became aware of “concerning actions and threatening remarks” made by the two students, according to Chief of Police James P. Lovell.
“It was reported that these students had created a ‘hit list’ with the names of fellow classmates,” Lovell said in an emailed statement. “The students in question have both been identified and removed from the school.”
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He said an investigation into the incident is ongoing, and local police are working with school leaders and the Essex County District Attorney’s Office “to ensure that the safety and well-being of the school community remains the top priority.”
According to Lovell, authorities are withholding the names of all involved students for confidentiality.
“All families of involved students have been directly contacted by school administrators,” he added.
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School also addressed the incident in a statement posted to social media.
“We take any threat to our school community seriously and will follow the direction of our law enforcement,” the statement read. “Our priority is to take care of all of our students and staff and we will continue to do so. We will continue to update our families and staff as information becomes available and as we are able to by law.”
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Speaking to WCVB, the mother of one of the accused students said her son meant it as a joke.
“He had no intentions on harming anybody,” the unidentified woman reportedly told the news outlet. “He just said that, when he was questioned … that he didn’t mean to do it. He thought it was funny. Not anymore, obviously.”
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