MUKWONAGO -- Mukwonago High School students would not take part in a walkout Wednesday, March 14 due to student safety concerns.
According to school officials, on Tuesday night, March 13 the Village of Mukwonago Police Department began investigating a rumor about a potential school shooting at Mukwonago High School during Wednesday's planned walkout in protest of gun violence and in support of the 17 victims killed at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. one month ago.
Police interviewed three students in their homes and determined that there was no validity to the rumors, nor was there a credible threat to student safety at Mukwonago High School.
However, due to recent events and concern about student safety in the area and across the country, school officials canceled student participation in the planned walkout.
The superintendent released the following statement on Facebook: