Error in Newspaper Article Alarms Pioneer Middle School Families

An error in this morning’s Wenatchee World  misidentified the middle school where a threatening message was found. It has been corrected online to say Foothills Middle School. The error named Pioneer Middle School as having received a threatening message. Parents of Pioneer students were alarmed this morning when they read the newspaper article. 

Threatening messages were discovered last week at Wenatchee High School in a girls’ restroom referring to October 7th. The Wenatchee Police Department was contacted and an investigation began. Police were contacted again when another message was discovered in a girls’ restroom at Foothills Middle School. Police believe it to be a “copycat” message. 

In light of the written threats discovered in girls’ restrooms last week, coupled with recent threats nation-wide from “scary clowns,” school district officials are changing homecoming events. The homecoming football game will be moved to Thursday and the homecoming pep assembly on Friday will be cancelled. School District officials are evaluating whether school will be held on Friday October 7th, and will communicate the decision to students, parents and community as soon as it is made.