Parents Upset About Elementary School Intruder

An intruder at Edison Elementary School Monday was so agitated that it took six police officers to subdue and arrest him, according to a letter from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sean McPhetridge.

In the letter, McPhetridge writes, “a young man walked onto the site, became agitated and confused, and grabbed several staff members. At one point he also shut himself in the teacher’s room with several teachers and staff.”

The campus was locked down and all children were locked in classrooms. No children were hurt.

One police officer was injured in the scuffle with the suspect, but the extent of his injuries has not been disclosed.

McPhetridge praised school staff for their response to the incident and thanked police for successfully arresting the man.

Counseling has been offered to those shaken by the incident.

Read the full letter from Superintendent McPhetridge on the district’s website.