Police probe whether Silver Lake students made 'hit lists'

By Globe Staff

Two students at Silver Lake Regional High School in Kingston raised suspicions when they wrote lists of their fellow students, and they are being kept out of school while police investigate whether they pose a threat, the school district's superintendent said today.

A teacher became concerned when she saw a male student throw away a piece of paper on Friday. She retrieved it and saw a list of four names. On Monday, a female student was also found to be writing a list containing two names.

"At this point in time, we're taking it very seriously. ... Frankly, we take any threat as a serious threat until it's sort of proved otherwise," said Superintendent John Tuffy, who wouldn't describe what raised school officials' suspicions about the lists.

Tuffy said it wasn't clear if the two students were linked.

"That's being looked into right now. There are a number of questions that we all would like answers to," he said.

Kingston Police Chief Joseph Rebello didn't immediately return a telephone message seeking comment.

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