Avonworth 'Death List' Author's Mom Says Son Harmless

The mother of an Avonworth Middle School student who wrote what another parent believed to be a death list said her son wouldn’t harm anyone.

The boy’s mother, who did not want her name released, told Channel 11 News reporter Renee Kaminski on Tuesday that the note was innocent and her son would never hurt anyone. She said that her son was being bullied at school by other students and that her son is a victim.

On Monday, another woman told Kaminski that her son’s name and that of several other students – all eighth-graders – turned up on the list. She said she was notified by the principal. The woman said she was not happy that the list’s author was only suspended.

"I don't think he should be in school,” she said. “He's in an environment with kids picking on him. If he's pushed too far to the next level, it's scary sending my son to school knowing that."

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But Ohio Township police said the threat does not constitute a crime.

Police said the note was authored by a 14-year-old eighth-grader. Police said the note was found on a school bus, written on notebook paper. On the upper right side was inscribed, "Death Note," police said.

The list, according to the author’s parent, was written on a page taken from a Japanese cartoon series, “Death Note.”

Kaminski found lots of merchandise with the “Death Note” logo on it. The show has aired on the Cartoon Network.

Kaminski reported that students in Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama and Washington -- some of them middle school students -- have been suspended for having these Death Notes.

Ohio Township police they are investigating, but do not think the author meant harm to the eight eighth-grade boys and one pop star, whose names were on the page.

"There was nothing that substantiated a threat; just names and a date on it," police Chief Norbert Micklos said.

In an e-mail, the Avonworth School District said it is working with police to ensure a safe educational environment.

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