Hurley student 'removed' following threats

HURLEY — A student at the Hurley K-12 School had been “removed from school pending further investigation,” after the student allegedly threatened other students, the Iron County Sheriff’s Department and Hurley Police Department announced Tuesday.

According to a joint press release, the two departments said they had been called to the school to investigate “verbal/written threats” that had been made by a student in a classroom.

Due to the involvement of minors, Sheriff’s Department officials declined to provide additional information; but the release said the parents of students “directly invol...