Update 10:50 a.m. Dec 6. – Ozark Radio News spoke with Superintendent of Mountain View/Birch Tree schools, Dr. Don Christensen, about the situation this morning:
The school released this information: The District was made aware of a threat made to one of our students on social media on Friday. This threat came from outside the school. Law enforcement was immediately contacted and has been investigating. The individual who made the threat has been detained pending determination of
charges. At no time was there a weapon or an individual with a weapon on campus. This morning, the District sent out an alert to parents and staff via our electronic messaging system. The message was sent to the third party service at 7:18 a.m., but unfortunately, was not transmitted by that third party service until after 8:00 a.m. This lag caused unnecessary concern surrounding an already stressful situation and we are working with the contracted service provider to ensure such a delay doesn’t occur in the future.
Because of policy and the law regarding student privacy, the School is not able to release additional details
regarding this matter at this time, however, they continue to work to ensure law enforcement has all the
information they need to address this matter appropriately. The superintendent emphasizes that student and staff member safety is their highest priority and they thank those who assisted with promptly reporting this issue, and law enforcement for their quick response.
Ozark Radio News was made aware of a situation at the Mountain View/Birch Tree Liberty High School involving threats made against a student. Rumors were spread on social media that the school had been threatened but, that was not the case.
