13 year-old middle school student arrested after bringing loaded gun on school bus
The motive is not yet known, nor is the access to to the weapon, although a Batchelor Middle School Student is under arrest for being in possession of a loaded firearm on a school bus full of other children on Tuesday morning. SCINN will continue to provide additional information about this incident, as the investigation continues, including the results into our questioning on how this child gained access to this weapon, and whether or not the gun’s owner can and should be charged with a crime.
What is currently know, comes in statements from the Administration of Batchelor Middle School, the MCCSC Spokesperson, and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department . . .
Message from Batchelor Middle School sent to selected parents, shortly after 9am on 9/13/2022
Statement from MCSD (shared by The Bloomingtonian)
“On [9/13/2022], the MCSO was dispatched to 900 W. Gordon Pike in reference to a student bringing a loaded firearm to school, the gun was confiscated prior to our arrival by SRO’s on scene. Deputies responded to the school and took possession of a loaded Taurus 9mm fire arm. Deputy’s learned that a 13 year old male juvenile was on a school bus this morning and removed the firearm from his backpack and show it to other people on the bus. A parent was notified who then called the school. Once the bus arrived at the school SRO’s located the firearm in the juvenile’s backpack and called the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies completed interviews and collected the firearm. The juvenile was transported to the Johnson County Juvenile Detention Center(via a court order) for the following charge:
I.C. 35-47-9-2: Possession of a firearm on school property or a school bus level 6 felony.”
Statement from MCCSC provided to SCINN at 10:46am on 9/13/2022
“MCCSC Safety Protocols Implemented in Response to Anonymous Tip
(Bloomington, IN) On the morning of September 13, 2022, Monroe County Community School Corporation Administration received a tip that Batchelor Middle School student riding a school bus was in possession of a firearm. School administration and school resource officers immediately enacted safety procedures and quickly detained the student who was en route to school. The student was found to be in possession of a firearm. The student was detained before the student entered the school building. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department assisted. The student has been arrested and is facing a one-year expulsion in accordance with Indiana State Law.
As the incident was reviewed, school officials determined that the middle school student completed Route Bus # 141, a route from student bus stops to Bloomington High School South (BHSS), where the student then transferred to School Bus Route #155, a shuttle route from BHSS to Batchelor Middle School.
Batchelor Middle School remains open on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 with enhanced security precautions in place. Batchelor Middle School Principal, Eric Gilpin, sent a letter to all Batchelor Middle school families. Additionally, BHSS and Batchelor Middle School administrators called the families of students who ride Bus Route #155 and/or Bus Route #141.
Director of School Safety, Dr. Chris Finley, stated, “I want to thank the tip provider who saw something and said something, as well as the school resource officers, school administration and police officers who worked quickly to implement and accurately follow safety protocols.”
The incident remains under investigation, and no further details can be provided at this time.
We remind all students, families, and community members to report any and all safety concerns. Tips can be submitted via the Tip Line link on our home page (www.mccsc.edu) or by calling our Safe School Hotline. At (812) 330-2494.
Any information or quotes provided within this document that are not directly attributed to another person or source should be attributed to Ms. Alexis Harmon, Director of Educational Technology and Communications for The Monroe County Community School Corporation.”
Attorney General Todd Rokita leads 19-state coalition against Biden’s “transgender extremism“
Attorney General Todd Rokita is leading a 19-state coalition opposing what he describes as a Biden Administration “radical rewrite of Title IX rules in a manner that assaults the rights of women and the authority of parents.” Rokita believes that Biden’s proposals diminish women’s rights by redefining “sex” to mean “gender identity.”
“Title IX was passed 50 years ago to ensure equal opportunities for women,” Attorney General Rokita said. “But we cannot effectively protect women’s rights if we refuse to acknowledge that there are, in fact, two biologically distinct sexes.”
Attorney General Rokita expressed his strong concerns in a letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardon, in which he noted Title IX’s very purpose has been to prevent discrimination against girls and women, and encourage their increased participation in middle school, high school, and college athletics. Now, Rokita believes the Biden administration seeks to codify anti-woman prejudice and undo the very protections for which Title IX was created. Rokita also believes that Biden’s proposed Title IX changes would usurp parents’ authority by allowing school officials to address children’s “gender identity” issues without parents’ knowledge or consent.
Rokita has stated that without notifying students’ parents or obtaining parents’ agreement, school officials under the proposed new rules could provide counseling to children about gender identity issues. Further, he says that without any parental involvement, schools would be expected to allow children to choose gender identities different from their actual biological sex.
Attorney General Rokita’s 19-state letter to the Biden administration
Gathering scheduled to protest Indiana abortion laws
On Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 5:30, hours before a near-total abortion ban goes into effect in Indiana, a gathering is planned at the Monroe County Courthouse, described as a ‘mourning the loss of reproductive freedoms’. Vigil speakers are said to include State Senator Shelli Yoder, Mayor John Hamilton, and Mayor Tom McDermott, a candidate for U.S. Senate, among others.
According to a released statement, the event is organized by a group calling themselves Hoosier Jews for Choice, as well as Monroe County NOW; and, co-sponsored by NAPAWF-IN, All Options Pregnancy Resource Center, Monroe County Women’s Commission, City of Bloomington-Mayor’s Office, Enough is Enough, B-town Repro Rights, and others.
*The SCINN found no registered organization with the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office called “Hoosier Jews for Choice”
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1954 -Baseball legend Dizzy Dean delighted his audience at the Indianapolis Athletic Club as he honored the Indianapolis Indians. Dean, who often used “ain’t” and “slud” in his colorful baseball broadcasts, was a guest of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce.
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