Cheney Middle School will have an increased police presence Tuesday after a student reported a school shooting threat written inside a sixth-grade girls restroom stall on Monday.

Parents in Cheney are worried about a new school policy that allows school security officers to use batons and Tasers to control special-needs students. The school district acknowledges the language sounds troubling, but is assuring parents such weapons are not even carried by school officers.The policy, which is based on a state law approved in 2013, is intended to make sure parents are told within 24 hours if their child is restrained or isolated because of behavior, and is being adopted by school districts across the state.

Shadle Park High School is hosting its annual Daddy-Daughter Princess Ball on Nov. 16, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Shadle cheerleaders will host the evening for princesses ages 12 and younger. And, of course, all in attendance are invited to wear their favorite ball gowns and tiaras. The event will including dancing, Dads desserts, punch and coffee, crafts, and photos.

Krysten Amaya, a junior at Gonzaga Prep, won the Ignatian Service Award, along with a letter in community service. Amaya has completed more than 200 hours of community service as a Prep student. She has helped to raise awareness of domestic violence; she was the Prep Junior Varsity boys’ basketball trainer during the 2011-’12 school year; she volunteered a number of hours for Pop Warner Football; she kept books, was an umpire and helped coach Riverview’s Little Leagues; donated about 50 hours to bake sales to help the hungry and support a local children’s hospital; donated about 30 hours to help organize and run a fundraiser for a sports program; volunteered with Liberty Lake Days and helped raise money and awareness for youth programs in Liberty Lake.

The Northwest Christian Schools Crusader band department will hold its first spring craft fair at the High School Activity Center, 5104 E. Bernhill Road, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The fair will include vendors from Washington and Idaho selling wood crafts, clothing, jewelry, paintings and glass works. Northwest Christian students will entertain visitors with music, sell food and raffle off gift baskets.

Cheney Public Schools will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday to kick off construction of the district’s new elementary school. The school, at the corner of Hallett and Holly roads, is yet to be named.