Niles West High School Notified Of Possible Threat From Student

SKOKIE, IL — Niles West High School administrators were notified of a possible threat from a student Tuesday, police said. Further investigation revealed the threat was unsubstantiated and "no imminent threat to the school existed," Skokie police said in a release.

Around 8:30 a.m., police were called to a disturbance involving the student in the 8200 block of Kilpatrick Avenue. The 17-year-old boy had left the scene, but officers on scene learned he may have made a threat to the high school, police said.

Skokie police said they immediately notified the Niles West administration as a precautionary measure. The teen was located by Skokie police a short time later and cited for disorderly conduct and referred to court. The charge was unrelated to any threat to District 219, police said.

The last report of disorderly conduct at Niles West was a Feb. 7 incident involving a student who may have shown other students an alarming photo, police said. It turned out that case was also unfounded but no one was any issued citations as a result.

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