A short investigation determined that staff and students faced no danger after a Bad Axe High School substitute teacher brought in two bladed artifacts on Wednesday.
Before the start of the school day on Wednesday, February 11, a staff member informed High School Principal Craig Archer that they had observed a questionable object in the possession of a substitute teacher. Upon addressing the situation, Archer learned that the objects were two antique bladed artifacts brought in as part of the substitute teacher’s lesson connected to personal world travel experience.
Though the artifacts were intended for educational purposes, the principal removed them from the classroom, and the school resource officer secured the items as an extra precaution. The items were ultimately removed from campus by the middle of the school day.
In addition to informing students’ families of the incident, the situation was reviewed with law enforcement and it was determined that at no time were students or staff in danger.
In a letter home to families following the incident, District Superintendent Greg Newland and Bad Axe Police Chief Shawn Webber shared appreciation for the vigilance of staff and the prompt response by the school’s administration and school resource officer “in helping maintain a safe learning environment for [the] school community.”
