Luray Woman Charged For Gun Threat At School Board Meeting

By KELLEN STEPLER Daily News-Record Jan 21, 2022 Updated 26 min ago

A video of a public comment at a Page County School Board meeting where a parent said she "will bring every single gun loaded and ready" if her children have to wear masks in school has prompted a police investigation and an increased police presence at the division's schools Friday and Monday.

At 7 p.m. Friday, The Luray Police Department announced they have charged Amelia Ruffner King, 42, of Luray, with a violation of the Code of Virginia 18.2-60 Oral Threat While on School Property. The magistrate has released Mrs. King on a $5,000.00 unsecured bond, according to police.

"Any person who orally makes a threat to any employee of any elementary, middle or secondary school, while on a school bus, on school property or at a school-sponsored activity, to kill or to do bodily injury to such person, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor," according to Virginia Code.

Page County School Board held the meeting Thursday to discuss Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order, giving parents a choice for their children to wear masks at school.

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