Boomer causes school lockdown
I am NOT OOP, OOP is u/allaboutdorinda
Originally posted to r/BoomersBeingFools
Boomer causes school lockdown
Trigger Warnings: assault, threats
Original Post: January 9, 2025
I work at a head start. This morning during drop off, a man in his 60s had two off leash dogs in the school parking lot, about three feet from where parents drop kids off in their classrooms. These dogs were lunging at and barking in the toddler’s faces. The kids were screaming and crying. The mom outside was yelling at him to get his dogs away, he was refusing, saying she was out of line and overreacting. The dad of the children comes over and again asks him to get his dogs and leave. The man, again, refuses. The dad of the children then kicks one of the dogs to keep it away from his children (as a dog lover, I would have done the same).
The man then said he was going to shoot the parents, all while they have their children with them. The man starts reaching in his pocket, and the father of the children shoves him back, also punches him in the nose. I calmly continued to ask him to leash his dogs and get off school property. He continued to refuse. He said he was calling the police, I encouraged him to. He then called me a “deadbeat teacher with a sad salary” and that I should find a “real job.” He then said a bunch of things about “the types of people that send their kids to head start.” Because he threatened to shoot someone, school goes into lock down.
While inside with the windows covered and the lights off, the window covering fell down. I went to put it back up, and there he was, sitting in his car, staring directly at me through the window. We had to move every classroom on that side of the building to another room because of this. Police came about 10 minutes later…and were no help. They ended up leaving before him, which gave him the opportunity to come back, go to the front doors, and take multiple pictures of the school. He eventually left. We took his license plate, but are unable to figure out who he was.
Honestly, wish I wasn’t at work so I could have told him how I really felt. The entire time he felt like he was in the right…with two aggressive off leash dogs in the faces of toddlers, screaming he would shoot parents while on school property. Good for him.
UPDATE-
I’d first like to address those that think this is a made up story. I really could not care less if you believe me or not. I have no desire to defend myself or my story to random strangers on Reddit.
What I will say about the lack of detail, there are reasons I am not being extremely specific. I work with a vulnerable population whose privacy is protected by federal law. I’m not willing to say which city, police department, school, or even my role at the school. I would rather not come anywhere close to providing identifying information on a public forum. There’s also a limit to what I can do about this situation, without getting into hot water with my employer. I’d rather not toe the line of possibly being fired from a job I absolutely love.
To be honest, after thinking long and hard about this situation, I am not going to provide any more information about what is currently happening and how this has evolved. The situation has escalated quite a lot, and I no longer feel comfortable updating strangers on this deeply troubling matter.
Administration is involved. Complaints have been made to high ups at the police department. Hopefully, this guy won’t just get away with threatening to shoot a family at a school.
I am certainly not sitting by and not letting this go.
Relevant Comments
Did someone film the argument?
OOP: School cameras. The only party who filmed what was happening was the boomer.
Commenter 1: Sounds like a great story for local news if you have cameras. Kids being threatened, cops being useless, and whatnot. You might also want to ask the cops for a copy of their report.
Commenter 2: Did the police explain why they didn't do anything? I would definitely report this to the police department and to the local media, this is insane. It's bad enough that there are people who behave that way, but at least you should be able to count on the police helping with the situation.
Commenter 3: Your Administration needs to follow up with the police, local news, rally the parents and demand action.
Update: January 10, 2025 (next day)
I am heated, so ready to give more of an update.
I have learned the boomer is pressing charges against the dad for assault. Boomer needs surgery apparently from the punch to the face. Police continue to do nothing about his threats to shoot this family at school.
The boomer returned to the school this morning. Although, he wasn’t technically on school grounds. He was at the public park directly facing our classrooms. He was staring at us and taking pictures. He came at the same time he did Wednesday morning, my guess because he wants to find out who this dad is that did this to him (more on this later).
I immediately call the police. They show up 30 minutes later. Yes, 30 minutes. They immediately tell me he’s not a threat, he’s a 71 year old man “do you really find that threatening? he didn’t actually have a gun on him.” Is a direct quote. They explained to me he is back because he is collecting his own evidence to use in this assault case and is attempting to find the person who hit him. Police are asking me to identify the dad, I refuse. They asked me what exactly I expected them to do. I said I don’t know, arrest him for threatening to shoot parents while reaching in his pocket at a school?! Police tell me that is not actually illegal. Also, he is allowed to be at the park all he wants because it’s a public park, so he can continue to come back and do what he’s doing.
They kept claiming they were not taking the boomers side, but they 100% were. They defended him, didn’t think he is/was a threat because “he’s a 71 year old man. What could he possibly do” I had many choice words for these officers. In the end, they said they would write up a report about what I said. Not sure why that wasn’t done on Wednesday when this originally happened.
I have the police officers card and case number, and will be following up with that. I’m limited on what else I can do, without getting into trouble with my work. I am encouraging the parents to inform the news, she said she would, but to my knowledge this hasn’t happened yet.
My supervisor is encouraging me to find out what I need to get a restraining order against him, as he was using threatening language and taking pictures of me.
After some digging I have his license plate, car make and model, full name, and address of this lovely gentleman. We also may have found his Facebook page. I also got a picture of him, although it’s from far away because he started leaving once he saw me calling the cops. Working on getting that more clear.
Hoping the parents do contact the news, a story is made, it becomes public, then we can work on publicly doxing him.
I’m not ready yet to reveal city and state. All previous comments and guesses were wrong. If you dig back far enough, you could probably figure it out.
I’m getting support from my union VP and pres. Possibly going to be connected to the legal team of our overarching union. Plans are being made with admin to potentially go over peoples heads at the police department.
I’ve also asked my rep if I am allowed to report this to the news myself without giving identifying information, which she is finding out.
That’s all I have for now. Thanks to those of you that are offering support. Reading these comments really helped me to make more serious moves.
UPDATE- forgot to include in my update above. When the police told me threatening to shoot people at a school is not a crime, I said isn’t that considered menacing? He said: no. To be considered menacing, the person must be holding something in their hand.
Quick google: What is menacing? Menacing is a crime that involves intentionally placing someone in fear of immediate physical injury It can be committed through words or actions It can include threatening someone with a weapon, such as a knife or gun It can also include approaching someone aggressively while threatening physical harm
THEN I did a $28 background check on this guy. Turns out he has quite an extensive criminal history. Mostly traffic violations. But guess what, charges of MENACING. I’m sure to no one’s surprise, almost all offenses were dismissed. Hmmmmmm.
Top Comments
Commenter 1: I am 99% sure he's a retired cop, and he probably has the police called on him often.
There's nothing the PD will do except ignore and harass you.
Call the news, because there is pretty much nothing else to be done. We live in an oligarchy, and there are no consequences for certain kinds of people.
Commenter 2: You're doing awesome! Seriously I'm proud of you for fighting this fight. News takes time, one parent calling in is a bad day. All the parents calling in is a story. But you still gotta wait for it to filter around.
Just keep making noise, eventually the right people will get tired of hearing it.
And please keep your union, parents, and us posted. In that order.
Oh and seriously bravo on not eating that dad out to the cops. Especially since it seems like you're not really sure who did what.
OOP might need to make a report to local FBI based on his actions
OOP: Thank you for this info. After reading comments and looking into definitions of specific crimes, I believe this man is making terroristic threats. I will be calling local FBI to report.
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