Middletown Elementary Student Suspended After Threat: Report

MIDDLETOWN, CT — A Van Buren Moody Elementary School student was suspended after making a threat, The Middletown Press reported.

The student brought a cordless drill to school and said it was a BB gun they would use on school grounds, according to The Middletown Press. Parents were informed about the threat in an email from the principal, the report said.

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