Aliquippa school board president facing charges for allegedly threatening students

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — The Aliquippa School Board president, who is accused of threatening two seventh graders, is now facing charges.

Aliquippa police just filed charges against Aileen Gilbert, stemming from an incident at the Aliquippa Junior-Senior High School.

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Officers say Gilbert was at the school in early February when she got into an argument with two students, and allegedly grabbed a pair of scissors and threatened the girls that she would stab them if they didn’t tell her their names.

Her attorney talked only to Channel 11′s Amy Marcinkiewicz, saying what happened in that classroom is not a crime.

“Gilbert is a pillar in this community. She bleeds black and red. She did nothing criminal,” said Gilbert’s attorney Steven Valsamidis.

Gilbert is facing misdemeanor charges of making terroristic threats, simple assault and harassment. Her attorney says she has not resigned as school board president.

She initially said she was resigning, but has now walked that back.

Aliquippa school board member resigns after reportedly threatening students The actions of an Aliquippa school board member are the focus of a police investigation. Parents of two seventh grade students told police Aileen Gilbert threatened to assault their children with a pair of scissors. Read more HERE: http://bit.ly/2wuobR1 Subscribe to WPXI: https://on.wpxi.com/YouTube Connect with WPXI online: https://www.wpxi.com/ Download our FREE apps: https://wpxiapps.com/

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