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The Uvalde Foundation For Kids is pulling its planned recognition of and $5,000 reward to the Pittsburgh police department after it says it received no response from the department. The foundation had announced the reward, planned as a school scholarship donation, back on Monday. The reward stemmed from the police department’s role in the Dec. 1 arrests of a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old who allegedly posed with several guns on social media and made “credible threats” to Pittsburgh Milliones University Preparatory School.The Uvalde Foundation For Kids said in a release Saturday that “due to no response (or) communication from the police department or city administrator,” it was pulling its plans to recognize Pittsburgh police and present its Nonviolent School Alliance Award. The foundation’s founder, Daniel Chapin, said in the statement that “after a week of no response back” regarding the award, “the foundation can only assume the humility of the department (supersedes) their need for public recognition.”In its original statement Monday, the foundation quoted Mayor Ed Gainey, who said that “this is the second time this year that our officers, through their proactive policing and community partnership, have been able to keep our city and our kids safe at school.” The first instance came in September when police say they prevented a possible shooting from happening outside Westinghouse Academy.The Uvalde Foundation For Kids was established in the wake of last year’s mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. According to its mission statement, the group is “dedicated to responding to school safety concerns by parents, teachers, students; while providing resources to schools and districts to enhance current school safety and learning environments; while also addressing student violence relate issues.”Video above: Reporter Sheldon Ingram on the arrests in the alleged Pittsburgh University Prep shooting threats.A statement from Pittsburgh Public Safety said that officials were looking into the withdrawal of recognition and have reached out to the foundation.
The Uvalde Foundation For Kids is pulling its planned recognition of and $5,000 reward to the Pittsburgh police department after it says it received no response from the department.
The foundation had announced the reward, planned as a school scholarship donation, back on Monday. The reward stemmed from the police department’s role in the Dec. 1 arrests of a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old who allegedly posed with several guns on social media and made “credible threats” to Pittsburgh Milliones University Preparatory School.
The Uvalde Foundation For Kids said in a release Saturday that “due to no response (or) communication from the police department or city administrator,” it was pulling its plans to recognize Pittsburgh police and present its Nonviolent School Alliance Award.
The foundation’s founder, Daniel Chapin, said in the statement that “after a week of no response back” regarding the award, “the foundation can only assume the humility of the department (supersedes) their need for public recognition.”
In its original statement Monday, the foundation quoted Mayor Ed Gainey, who said that “this is the second time this year that our officers, through their proactive policing and community partnership, have been able to keep our city and our kids safe at school.” The first instance came in September when police say they prevented a possible shooting from happening outside Westinghouse Academy.
The Uvalde Foundation For Kids was established in the wake of last year’s mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. According to its mission statement, the group is “dedicated to responding to school safety concerns by parents, teachers, students; while providing resources to schools and districts to enhance current school safety and learning environments; while also addressing student violence relate issues.”
Video above: Reporter Sheldon Ingram on the arrests in the alleged Pittsburgh University Prep shooting threats.
A statement from Pittsburgh Public Safety said that officials were looking into the withdrawal of recognition and have reached out to the foundation.
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