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News Alert for 4/4/2024

An Important Message for ALL High School Families re: Senior "Game"

The following will be sent to all high school contacts via phone and email at 5:30 p.m. TONIGHT, Thursday, April 4, 2024:

Good evening. This message is for families at all high schools. We have been made aware of a game primarily played by seniors that may impact all high school students. The game is called “Senior Assassins” and involves students voluntarily participating in a non-school sanctioned game involving “hit” lists, stalking other players, and photos with red “x’s” on players that have been “hit.” Players use water guns in the game. Players are participating off school grounds but have included sites like bus stops. This morning, a community member practiced, “see something, say something,” and called law enforcement when they observed an individual in our community with a gun; it was later found to be a water gun that was designed to look like a real gun, and the individual was a student participating in the game. We thank our law enforcement partners for responding and safely identifying the situation. We want to ensure all high school parents and guardians are aware of the game and the potential repercussions of playing it in the community. The game should not be brought into the schools; If it is, we want to remind you that a weapon of any kind, operational or not, is a violation of school rules. Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken if students bring water guns, or any weapon, into HCPS. Please take a moment to review this message with your student as we work to keep all students safe as they travel to and from school as well as in their school. Thank you.