Student at Iowa School for the Deaf threatens teachers
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By The Associated Press | Thursday, January 31, 2008 |
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — A student at the Iowa School for the Deaf used sign language to threaten teachers and staff, police said.
Benjamin L. Finley, 18, of Grandview, Iowa, became angry with a staff member on Monday and signed that he wanted to go home, police said.
When he was told he could not leave, Finley signed that he was going to shoot the person and other teachers at the school, police said.
He was charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon and transported to jail.
No weapons were found during a search of Finley or his living quarters, police said.
Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilbur said Tuesday that the charges were dropped and Finley was released.
“We take incidents like this very seriously, and the school has a policy in the student handbook for handling events such as this,” said Dr. Jeanne Prickett, the school’s superintendent. “The safety of all our students is our highest priority.”
Finley was sent back to his home school district.
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