Friday morning, Crookston Schools Superintendant Randall Bergquist posted a video on Crookston Public Schools Facebook page informing the community of the police presence on Crookston High School campus this morning. Bergquist says some suspicious comments were made that led to the police presence. “It was a comment that was made sometime yesterday, but law enforcement was only aware of this last night, probably around 8:00 p.m. maybe,” says Bergquist. “We have a good School Resource Officer, Cody Bannert. The Crookston Police Department is awesome to work with, and Darin Selzler does a great job.”
Bergquist says he was in communication last night with the Crookston Police Department. “It was a comment made, but no specific threat was made. It was just that somebody had overheard something,” says Bergquist. “So we, of course, investigate everything that comes to our attention because the safety and security of our students is of utmost importance to me.”
Bergquist says the investigation continued through the night, and it was determined that law enforcement would be present at the High School this morning even though it ended up not being a credible comment. “We work so closely with the Crookston Police Department that we thought we’d have a little extra coverage here this morning,” says Bergquist. “So, they were here. They were in the hallways and everywhere else.”
Bergquist decided that he would post a video so the community knew what was happening out at the High School this morning. “So, I thought, you know something, Randy Bergquist, you better do a video because I want to be transparent with the community,” says Bergquist. “So I did the video.”
Bergquist says the Crookston Police Department’s protocol is that even though there was no evidence that anything was going to happen, law enforcement would still be present this morning. The Crookston Police Department then stuck around and walked through the hallways until everybody got in their classroom, and then they left.
“No matter what happens, whether it is really credible or just a ridiculous rumor, we are going to take safety and security very seriously here.”
