SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Sioux Falls parent is voicing his concerns over the arrest this week of a 15-year-old who had a gun outside a school. He’s not satisfied with how the school district communicated with parents.
Julian Beaudion runs a non-profit that helps small business owners get started. He is also the father of three, including a middle schooler.
On Wednesday, police arrested a 15-year-old for having a gun outside the Axtel Park School building. The boy was taken into juvenile custody but later escaped. Police caught up with him and arrested him again on Thursday morning, shortly after police announced they were looking for him. Beaudion says as a parent he would have liked to have known all this was taking place especially after seeing posts on social media.
“…of course the first concern is your own daughter, your own kids. Once I found out it was another school, it was Axtel, then your concern switched to now that I know my child is safe. What about the other students?” said Beaudion.
We requested an interview with a School District official today, the districted acknowledged our request in an email but after that there was no word from them. On Thursday, they sent us a statement, saying that after the escape additional safety precautions were taken.
Beaudion plans to contact school officials and says he is speaking out in hopes of improving communication in the future.
“We need to figure out together as a community, with the school district hand in hand with parents teachers and administrators how we make this better how we make this better for our students and how we make this a safer place,” said Beaudion.
