Deltona middle school student accused of threat

DELTONA, Fla. (FOX 35 ORLANDO) - A Deltona middle school student was arrested for making a shooting threat Monday --  an incident authorities learned through a parent, according to an arrest report.

The deputy was told the student was laying on the floor in sixth period when they were having an "episode" and told his teacher "I'm going to shoot up the school with my AK," according to the arrest report.

The report states the student is part of the school's Emotionally Behaviorally Disabled program. The deputy contacted the teacher who said he heard the student say, "I'm gonna get my AK," according to the report.

The teacher said he notified officials at the school such as a campus advisor, the assistant principal and believed the school guard was present, the report reads. However, the report mentions that the Director of School Safety said law enforcement was not contacted at the time of the incident. 

The News Station asked the Volusia County School District why authorities weren't contacted. A spokesperson said our questions are part of the district's investigation into the matter.

We asked if there's a protocol in place for these types of situation. The spokesperson said, "law enforcement would be notified as part of the safety assessment and intervention protocol."

The district said it's looking into if the school failed to follow that protocol.  Meanwhile, parents like Jerrica Claypool think law enforcement should be notified immediately. 

"You never know whether a kid is having a bad day and is actually going to take that joke to another level," she said.

Parents we spoke to said they received a robocall informing them about the incident Wednesday evening.

The student was charged with "threat to discharge a destructive device," a felony.