Nov 8, 2007 8:12 pm US/Central
False Gun Accusation Leaves Students Accused
KELLER (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―
The parent of two Keller High School students says his sons were mistreated after a false report of an armed student on campus.
Did police and school officials take the situation too far or did they take the necessary steps with the threat of a possible gun on campus?
Michael Youngblood is an Eagle Scout. He is not a 'threatening teenager', with a gun on campus. Unfortunately for him and his brother someone said they were.
A Keller police officer apprehended and handcuffed the Keller High 10th grader. "He told me to turn around, and slowly, and put my hands behind my back," Michael said.
Michael and his brother Matt were both handcuffed and interrogated for more than two hours.
Their father, Charles Youngblood, believes a cloud of suspicion still hangs over his sons, because no one informed students or parents that the report of a gun on campus was a prank.
"I wanted the parents to be put at ease, the students to be put at ease, the teachers to be put at ease… make sure they know my sons are not a threat," Charles Youngblood explained. "I've tried to get them to step up and do the right thing and up to this point, it's almost two months, they refuse to do that."
Keller Independent School District issued a statement that said in part - "This incident arises out of a threat that a gun was on campus and anytime that type of threat is made the district takes swift action to ensure the safety of all students."
The district would not comment on why school administrators won't 'clear the air' for the 15-year-old and his brother, who faced embarrassment and fear after someone falsely, attached them to a schools biggest nightmare.
"I felt like I was insulted. My whole family was insulted," says Michael. "I was really mad."
Charles Youngblood says there are still people on the school campus who believe his sons did something wrong.
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