A letter sent to Butler Senior High School families this week said administrators are taking measures against “physical aggression and other serious misconduct” from students, including hiring more staff and increasing supervision in campus areas.

Last week, Butler Area School District superintendent Brian White sent a separate letter addressing “criminal behavior” at the high school, which notified students, parents and guardians that district administrators met with law enforcement agencies to plan a response for issues going forward.

The letter sent this week said that school administrators will contact police should behavior get to a problematic level, and further in-school action would also take place.

“We will continue to notify the police, as we have been doing, when student behavior reaches a criminal level,” White said. “I have directed our school principals to suspend students up to 10 days and schedule a board hearing for any student whose behavior warrants such a response.”

In addition to addressing the behavioral issues, the district is implementing its own intervention center that will operate as part of the BASD Cyber Learning Program, according to White’s letter.

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