A 13-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly threatening to kill a student at a Peterborough school on Thursday.
Peterborough police said on Monday that a teen was on school property when he allegedly engaged in a conversation with some students in the yard.
“During the conversation, the youth stated that he was going to kill a student at the school and is alleged to have produced a knife,” police said in a statement.
No one was injured.
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Police say the students informed a school employee, who then contacted police.
The youth was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.
He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 19.
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