UPDATE
The situation involving the traffic stop on our campus this morning is resolved. Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested the individual on multiple outstanding misdemeanor warrants related to non-violent offenses.
To clarify our earlier message, the individual never tried to gain access to the school. The deputy was alerted about the outstanding warrants after checking the individual’s license plate. The individual pulled into the campus parking lot while being followed by the deputy. Our campus was simply a convenient location for this individual. During his initial conversation with the deputy, the individual claimed to have a student at the school, which he quickly admitted was a lie.
At no time were our students or staff in any danger. Again, we appreciate the sheriff’s office and KSD SRO Adam Kirkland for their diligence.
ORIGINAL MESSAGE
Be advised that Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputies detained an individual who had driven onto the Dogwood Elementary campus this morning on Thursday, Sept. 12.
The individual claimed to have a student at the school, which is not the case. At no time did the individual enter the school. The deputies have relocated the individual off of our campus and will be doing the same with the vehicle. An officer with a drug dog has been called to the scene.
We are continuing to monitor the situation and classes are proceeding. We will provide updates as needed. This situation is completely unrelated to the message sent last night about the threat reported to Kearney School District. Our students and staff members were safe during the entire incident.
Our team did an outstanding job of following our safety and security procedures. We are very grateful to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and KSD School Resource Officer Adam Kirkland for their outstanding support. Please email dwoffice@ksdr1.net if you have any questions or concerns.