A Decorah man has been arrested after allegedly making threats that led to a “lock down” in all Decorah school district buildings on Monday.
Decorah Police say 42-year-old Bruce Dean Divers, Jr. has been charged with two counts of second degree harassment, a serious misdemeanor, and third degree harassment, a simple misdemeanor. Police say Divers sent an email to Carrie Lee Elementary School on Saturday, expressing his displeasure with the content of some of the curriculum at the school.
Police say on Monday, Divers posted information on Facebook threatening the welfare of two teachers. Police say the third degree harassment charge involves a third teacher.
(Reporting by Darin Swenson, KDEC, Decorah)