A story in a Kentucky newspaper published online Feb. 12 included quotes from a Dallas School District graduate claiming he survived a school shooting at the high school in 2017.
The claims of a school shooting at Dallas High School were false, resulting in the school district and Dallas Township Police Chief Doug Higgins to issue separate statements Wednesday.
“The district is aware of a video clip and accompanying article that appears to depict a former Dallas student speaking about a school shooting at Dallas in 2017. Thankfully, that never happened. The discussion on the clip about Dallas and school violence is not factually accurate. Our District Solicitor is supporting an investigation and communication regarding the circulating clip,” the statement from Dallas School District says.
The statement from Dallas Township Police Chief Doug Higgins was more vocal condemning the fabricated story.
The Kentucky Lantern newspaper attributed information of a school shooting at Dallas to Calvin Polachek, a 2020 graduate of Dallas.
Polachek, who was identified as a master’s student at the University of Louisville, spoke at a gun safety rally held at the Kentucky capitol building. As he spoke, Polachek claimed he was involved in a school shooting and his best friend, his brother and nine others were killed, according to the Kentucky Lantern article published Feb. 12.
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