Germantown Kennedy Middle School threat, student arrested

Student arrested in Germantown threat

Germantown police arrested a sixth-grade student who they said threatened to "kill all of the teachers" at Kennedy Middle School earlier this month.

GERMANTOWN, Wis. - Germantown police arrested a sixth-grade student who they said threatened to "kill all of the teachers" at Kennedy Middle School earlier this month.

What they're saying:

The threat was made on June 2. According to police, the school received an email that read:

"On June 2nd 2025, we will show up to Kennedy Middle School with an AK-47 and kill all of the teachers. We will start with the Eastside of the school, then the west. -Anonymous."

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Police executed a search warrant related to the investigation on Friday, June 6. They seized multiple electronic devices and found the Google account used to send the email threat, which was determined to belong to the 12-year-old student.

The student admitted to creating and sending the message, according to police. The student said he was upset after a recent interaction with a teacher and did not intend to act on the threat. 

"I had parents that day calling and asking, ‘are my kids safe?’ We take every complaint like this of this nature, very seriously," Germantown Police Capt. Penny Schmitt said. "You can’t be anonymous. You can delete it, but there are still pathways to that evidence."

The student's parents confirmed the boy did not have access to any firearms at home.

As students arrived, they were put on a hold inside classrooms.

"We had a police presence there," Schmitt said. "We were monitoring the area in the school inside and out."

The backstory:

The same school also had a scary situation in 2023. A gunman was shot and killed when he showed up after hours and fired at police officers.

About 70 people were still in the school.

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"Obviously, our communities nationwide have been victim to threats, school threats," Schmitt said. "So, we obviously took it very seriously."

What's next:

As school ends for the summer, one student faces serious charges.

Germantown Police Department

"Unfortunately, our source of the threat is a young person in our community," Schmitt said. "While that’s unfortunate, at least we were able to bring a resolution to the case."

A charge of "terroristic threats" is being referred to Washington County Juvenile Intake.