Parents are upset because they were not officially notified about the weapon in the school until almost 4 weeks later. Principal Dennis Blake sent a letter home with students detailing what took place. Police say that the girl has told them that she brought the gun to school to protect herself from another group of girls who had allegedly been harassing her for some time. Police say the girl claims that the gun was not loaded when she brought it to school. The school system says that they believe Blake did what he thought was best in waiting to notify parents about the weapon in school.
Police continue to investigate the incident.
The move was made after test results showed the ground at the site, owned by Crystal Flash Petroleum Corporation, is polluted. The 159 thousand dollar center would dispatch officers from Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department, Columbus Police Department, rural and city fire departments, Bartholomew County animal control and Hope. Commissioners feel they can construct a central dispatch building cheaper on one of the county's properties. They are looking at county owned property near the Bartholomew County Highway Department, a property at Illinois and Cherry streets and the former State Street School property, part of which houses the county's extension office. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has decided to discontinue some of their specialty license plates.