![]() This is the second time this year that threat-related charges have been brought against a Niles West student. In this day and age, we have to think about the words and what we’re saying.”Īlthough Ness could not confirm if the threat was made via Facebook or another social media site, he said according to the police report the threat was “liked and shared.” You can’t walk through an airport, without getting consequences, it’s the same in a school environment. “Any threat we have we take seriously,” Ness said. In a phone interview, Ness said safety is the main priority in the school. “ The student was acting alone and we do not believe that there is any threat to the building,” Ness said in the statement. ![]() The Skokie Police Department notified District 219 of the threat last night. “I think it’s because we’re good at writing stories that people and the student body care about,” she said, “We write different columns and articles that apply to everyone.”ĭon’t hesitate to congratulate an NWN journalist if you see one in the hallway!Ī Niles West student has been charged with felony disorderly conduct after making a threat against District 219 on the internet, according to a statement principal Jason Ness released today. “One of the biggest accomplishments we’ve received this year and I hope that it keeps increasing.”Ĭo-Editor Alyssa Guzman said she believes the NWN hit one million page views because of its content. “I feel like it’s a really big accomplishment,” she said. “It’s one of the top stories on Google when you search terms like ‘cute ways to ask a girl to homecoming,” she said.Ĭo-Editor Gabrielle Abesamis said she is proud about this achievement. We see it in the way our readers interact with us through their comments and it shows how well we know our community and we’re here to serve it.”Īccording to Lauer, many of the page views are thanks to the success of a column called “Top Ten Ways to Ask a Girl to Homecoming” by Rozy Kanjee, the founding editor of NWN who graduated in 2011. “I’m amazed we were able to do it in short amount of time - it’s a reflection of the content we have on the site,” Lauer said. NWN adviser Evelyn Lauer said she was surprised the site garnered another 500,000 hits in a little over a year. As a reflection of the hard and dedication put to it, the Niles West News site hit one million total page views last week. This is amazing, Facebook is a great way to always be posted on things that are going on and you can keep in contact with people from anywhere no matter how far away they are! It’s a great decision and I don’t know why they didn’t do it before, but I’m glad they did now.”Fleites said. On the other hand, sophomore Dylan Fleites is happy about the change. “It doesn’t matter since I can get 3G on my phone anyway,” senior Yassir Dasser said. There is no negative to allowing it,” senior Saleh Siddique said. “It’s smart because everyone who gets Facebook otherwise, it makes the network slower, but now people can go through the actually site and make it faster. I feel as though most teachers don’t let you use your phone anyway, so it won’t be that big of a difference,” junior Ashleigh Aybar said. “Personally, I don’t go on Facebook as much as I used to because I’ve been using other forms of social media lately. Facebook can be accessed through students’ phones and we’re aware that Facebook is used for more than just messaging,” Ness said.Īlthough students have Facebook accounts, the change doesn’t seem to excite students. ” What one was relevant at one point, may not be relevant now, so we changed our policy. Although Facebook was blocked, other social media sites have been accessible. In October 2010, District 219 decided to block Facebook due to a cyber-bullying incident at Evanston Township High School. In an effort to keep District 219′s policies more relevant, Facebook will be unblocked on all district servers at 10 a.m.
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