The boy was suspended from Sarasota Middle School Aug. 17 after the boy was observed by a school district police officer mimicking cocking a shotgun, the latest in a series of behavior problems, records show.
According to the incident reports, the school police requested the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office conduct a threat assessment of the student’s home.
After the boy’s parents consented to a search, deputies found multiple unsecured firearms inside the home belonging to the father.
They also found two maps of the boy’s former school Lakeview Elementary School.
ABC7 will not reveal the names of the teachers threatened, or the name of the minor involved.
The sheriff’s office filed a temporary risk protection order, to remove all firearms and ammunition from the home.
The student was transported to Bayside Center for Behavioral Health for evaluation, the report said. »
