What is a school’s responsibility on physical threats?

Schools should be proactive in such a situation, but it seems they rarely are.

I asked my daughter if her friend talked to her parents about this and she isn't sure.

I told my daughter I was surprised the school did nothing - I told her obviously they cannot punish her as it could be an empty threat. But with her history (and this girl has already been in trouble in the current school year so also at this school) - I would think it would warrant a discussion with her - to at the least make her aware what will happen to her if she has any school rules broken.

Funny in middle school my daughter witnessed boys being inappropriate on the school bus and I called the school - it was taken care of immediately. But maybe because they had already broken the rules.

But no child should feel unsafe going to school.

My even greater fear is this girl does something to my daughter's friend and my daughter jumps in to protect her and she gets hurt or in trouble for fighting. I cannot tell her not to jump in and protect her friend - as that would be the right thing to do.

Well it seems it was not an empty threat. Not sure all the details but my older daughter let me know what was sent to her by my daughter in high school -

this girl went to punch my daughter's friend, fortunately she was able to duck and the girl hit the wall instead. Two teachers had to stop her. One is about 100 pounds soaking wet the other though heavier is probably about 5'2" . My daughter was there but it seems it happened so quick she did not get involved. Her friend went home as she was terrified.

Not sure on anything else.

To think it could have been prevented.

Yeah - so the girl is suspended - don't know for how long. According to my daughter she is not expelled because she didn't actually hurt anyone.

My daughter's friend - her parents are trying to get a restraining order on this girl.