Woman Charged After Verbally Threatening Pittsburgh School Employees

Why this matters: This incident highlights the importance of school safety and the measures in place to protect staff and students. It also underscores the potential consequences of threatening behavior towards school employees.

According to a criminal complaint, police responded to a report of a disturbance at Pittsburgh John Morrow School (K-8). The school's principal stated that two women entered the building under the pretense of enrolling a student but then began verbally threatening two secretaries. The women also threatened to return during dismissal to harm the secretaries.

School staff identified one of the women as Kemauri Vasciannie. Police learned that Vasciannie had been using explicit language towards staff prior to entering the building. Once inside, she threw a bottle of hand sanitizer at one of the secretaries. Vasciannie and the other woman refused to leave when asked, but were eventually escorted out. The other woman involved has not been identified.

Vasciannie is now facing charges including harassment, simple assault, and terrorist threats. This incident serves as a reminder of the challenges schools face in maintaining a safe environment and the importance of addressing threatening behavior promptly.

She is facing charges of harassment, simple assault, and terrorist threats.

The incident occurred at Pittsburgh John Morrow School (K-8) in Brighton Heights.

The incident began after Vasciannie and another woman entered the school under false pretenses and started verbally threatening school staff.

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