Mead 16YO’s ‘Joke’ Lands Him In Jail

A Mead High School junior is facing a felony charge after jokingly telling his teacher he was hired to kill her, police officials said. The 16-year-old has been booked into Spokane County Juvenile Detention Center for harassment – threat to kill. The school district in north Spokane County has not released a decision regarding whether the student will be expelled or suspended. The student reportedly entered a classroom about 8:40 a.m. with his hands extended as if clasping a pistol, the sheriff’s department said. When he confronted the teacher with the death threat, she ran from the classroom and he walked out after her, investigators said/ SR . More here .

Question: Do you consider the reaction to the “joke” by school officials and law enforcement appropriate. Or an over-reaction to some clueless kid’s bad idea of what’s funny?