Threats Painted on Walls at Rancho Bernardo High School

Messages threatening violence and referring to the recent deadly shooting in Florida were discovered Monday at Rancho Bernardo High School. San Diego police responded at approximately 7 a.m. to investigate the tagging of various buildings on campus. Earthquake Rattles Anza Borrego Staff at the school used paper to cover up the messages. Some of the messages referenced the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The Feb. 14 shooting at the school in Parkland, Florida killed 17 people and injured 14 others. Rancho Bernardo HS Principal Dave LeMaster sent a message to parents and students informing them of the threatening messages painted throughout the campus.  Powerful Winter Storm Brings Rain, Snow and Wind “We immediately contacted San Diego Police Department who are on campus investigating. At this point, the SDPD do not believe this to be a credible threat,” LeMaster said. “We will continue to have police presence on campus for the remainder of the day and throughout the week.” LeMaster said after seeing the vandalism, many students opted to leave campus before first period.  Wrong-Way Driver Dies in Collision at I-5/I-8 Keziah Bulatao was walking on campus when she noticed the graffiti.“It said ‘Florida was nothing,’” the RBHS junior said.Her father rushed back to the school to pick her up.Even though she felt better going home than staying, she said she was upset about the time wasted because she had plans to finish up a project with classmates.“I would rather be safe. Knowing that there was a school shooting recently, it’s best that we go home,” Bulatao said.  Indresh Chaudhari has a daughter at the high school and could not believe what was happening.“They don’t understand how difficult it is for the family, for the parents,” he said.“It’s such a waste of everything,” Chaudhari said. “I have to be at my job. People have to be at their jobs. Kids have to be in their school, classrooms. They should be learning at this time.” Ann Fleming has a student who is a freshman at the school. She said she was upset about the news of the messages but didn’t find it surprising.This seems to be the America we’re in,” Fleming said.“Making a decision between your kids getting an education or essentially potentially staying alive is a strange place to be in,” she said, adding that she’s grateful the school district takes these things seriously. There are 2,400 students enrolled in the school from the communities of Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Los Penasquitos, Sabre Springs and Carmel Mountain Ranch.Please refresh this page for updates on this story. Details may change as more information becomes available.Photo Credit: NBC 7
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