EASTHAMPTON — A student was suspended from Tri-County Schools this week after making gun noises in a cafeteria, according to Easthampton Police.
Officer Chad Alexander said a 17-year-old male student made the noises with his mouth on Tuesday. When told to stop by a teacher, the student said that it didn’t matter because he would soon be leaving the school anyway.
School officials decided to suspend the student for the following day, although he was already on the way back to his home in Springfield.
Alexander said Easthampton police contacted Springfield police to determine if the student had a history of violence or access to weapons. Springfield police spoke to the young man’s parents and determined that he had neither.
Springfield police also relayed that the student would be suspended for Wednesday, and that he and his parents were to meet with administrators.
“We take any threat seriously,” Alexander said.
Tri-County Schools, an alternative school providing academic, vocational and counseling services to male and female students ages 6 to 22, did not return a call for comment.