Teen Arrested in School Threat Had Been Expelled: District

Detectives say they found body armor and replica guns in the teen's bedroom

A former student arrested Friday for making threats to a high school campus had been expelled months prior to the incident, the district confirmed Monday. 

El Camino High School students were back at school on Monday, two days after the former student was arrested, accused of threatening violence on the Oceanside school campus. 

The Oceanside Unified School District says the student who made those threats attended El Camino HS for less than a school semester before he was expelled from the Oceanside Unified School District for a year.

The district wouldn't give NBC 7 any details on why the student was expelled.

The 17-year-old student then reapplied to the district and was sent to Ocean Shores High School in January.

School officials learned Friday about a threatening note the student had written about a teacher.

Officials at Ocean Shores HS searched the student and found an empty gun holster and a journal where he wrote about shooting and killing people at his former high school, El Camino.

The teen was taken into custody.

Oceanside Police detectives obtained a search warrant to search the suspect's bedroom. Officials said they found body armor, replica guns, and handwritten notes they described as threatening.

On Monday, parents talked dropping off their kids at El Camino HS spoke about the threat.

Many said they were relieved that the student was arrested before anything serious happened.

β€œYou just hope that there is proper diligence with the authorities and that the school personnel keep on top of everything. You know, do what they did with this guy, they found out ahead of time and prevented a possible tragedy,” said Paul McEwen, father.

β€œIt is scary. As a parent, it’s really difficult because now you have to really watch out and be supportive in situations like this,” said Lupe Sanchez, mother.

The student is currently at Juvenile Hall and has his first hearing on Wednesday.

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