UPDATE: Girl on Middle School Roof Safely Taken Into Custody
The 11-year-old student climbed onto the roof of Azalea Middle School in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.
Updated, 5:05 p.m.: Officials say the student who was on the roof of Azalea Middle School on Tuesday has been safely taken into custody and students have been dismissed. The 11-year-old girl apparently gained access to the roof by climbing onto an awning, according to a St. Petersburg Police spokesperson. "It has been discovered that prior to leaving her classroom the student did leave a note with a classmate threatening to harm herself," spokesperson Mike Puetz wrote in a media release. "The student now claims she was not going to jump, but just wanted to be by herself." Dismissal was delayed by the incident but the school was not placed on lockdown, Pinellas County Schools spokesperson Melanie Marquez Parra told Patch. Officers will be …
Bonnie
11:16 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Patriot, you are one bitter old man. Am beginning to think YOU need to be Baker Acted! more ›