NEW YORK, New York — The mother, 48-year-old Karen Shearon, became angry when she found out that her daughter had failed a state exam.
Shearon pleaded not guilty when arraigned Friday on a misdemeanor aggravated harassment charge.
A court complaint says the 48-year-old told a Staten Island high school guidance counselor Tuesday she was “going to blow up the school.”
She says a school representative called her at work repeatedly that day, according to the Associated Press.
The Staten Island Advance says Shearon says she “never made such a phone call” and suggested the school would have been evacuated if she had indeed made such a threat.
The city Department of Education said the school immediately notified police of the threat.
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