Rochester HS Student Arrested After Writing Threatening Message: Cops

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — A 16-year-old Rochester High School student was arrested Thursday after writing a threatening message on a bathroom wall, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

The student, who is a sophomore, was placed in the Oakland County Children’s Village and is expected to be charged with threatening to commit an act of violence against a school, according to the sheriff's office.

The student told police he wrote the threatening message on a wall in the boy's bathroom hoping it would cancel classes so he could avoid taking a test in a classroom at the high school, according to the sheriff's office.

The message read: "something bad [sic] gonna happen Friday" and "stay home Friday, sum [sic] bad gonna [sic] happen Friday," according to the sheriff's office.

Another student saw the message and alerted school officials, who then contacted police, according to the sheriff's office.

School officials worked with police to find the student and arrest him in connection with the incident, according to the sheriff's office.

Police did not identify the student.

Rochester Community Schools sent a letter to the families of the high school students informing them about the incident.

"We have zero tolerance for anyone who makes threats against a school or any location," Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. "All threats will be investigated, and we will seek to hold the perpetrators fully accountable. A threat by itself terrorizes our community and is completely unacceptable. We are proud of the student that reported the threat, because students or school officials are more likely to see or hear a threat before us and looping us in is a critical component of getting in front of a threat or safety concern."