International School student receives deferred sentence | Senior who threatened mass shooting receiving treatment, providing restitution

An International School senior charged with felony harassment in February for allegedly threatening to go on a mass shooting was granted a deferred disposition in return for following a number of conditions while under community supervision.

An International School senior charged with felony harassment in February for allegedly threatening to go on a mass shooting was granted a deferred disposition in return for following a number of conditions while under community supervision.

The student, who was 17 at the time he was charged, came under investigation after a number of fellow students called 911 on Feb. 12 to report the teen had made threats to shoot up the school. Those reports caused International to close that day and the student to be arrested outside his Bellevue home that morning.

Police interviewed the 17-year-old student following his arrest, where the honor roll student told a detective he does not get along with many students, has few friends and had been considering suicide for the past five years, according to the police report. The student also reported having anger management issues due to being bullied and unpopular at school.

The former student was granted a 12-month deferred disposition in April, and will be required to complete 50 hours of community restitution that includes credit for his mandatory mental health treatment. The judgement also prohibits him from returning to the International School or any other Bellevue School District campus, and he is not allowed to engage in unwanted contact with International and BSD staff and students.