A South Dakota man says his 16-year-old son is the student who shot a high school principal Wednesday.
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“You really never know what this student would have done if they hadn’t confronted him”, Holbeck said.
Taken home safely: Students are bussed home from Harrisburg High School after the frightening shooting on Wednesday.
Classes resumed Thursday, and Lein and Rollinger returned to the job “not on my accord but on their accord”, said superintendent Jim Holbeck.
‘We were all terrified, ‘ student Kyja Norris, whose classroom was next to Lein’s office, told the Argus Leader.
He is accused of pulling out a gun and shooting his principal during a physical altercation that broke out Wednesday morning. Its student population is 635, according to the school district’s website.
Rollinger, reports The New York Daily News, is being hailed as a hero in this small and close knit South Dakota town that sits about ten miles down the road from Sioux Falls.
Buhl respectfully answered, “Yes sir” to numerous judge’s questions asking him if he understood his rights and the charges.
Wollman said any witnesses need to stay at the school, he said.
Authorities say the suspected shooter is in custody, and no students were injured.
There must have been an array of emotions for parents of students who attend the school, and for parents all across South Dakota.
Police say the student entered the school’s main office, and had a physical confrontation with Lein.
When authorities arrived, they came in full-force – sheriffs and police officers within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were all called in.
Johnson said he was told not to provide too many details on the shooting as the state’s attorney said he had to build the case.
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“This is good ol’ Harrisburg”, said Nick Pohlmann, the father of a senior.
