Camarillo, Calif., April 19, 2007, 4:40 p.m. - º£½ÇÉçÇø will host a media conference to release details and provide information on a threat posted by a student on the Internet site Facebook.com.
The conference will be held at 5:45 p.m. today, April 19, on the campus of º£½ÇÉçÇø in the front of the Bell Tower building.
The following º£½ÇÉçÇøCI officials will make statements:
- Dr. Richard R. Rush, President
- John M. Reid, Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety
- Dr. Wm. Gregory Sawyer, Vice President for Student Affairs
Questions from the media will be addressed after the statements have been made.
The threat was made on the Internet site Facebook and posted under the student's profile name. º£½ÇÉçÇøCI police officers were contacted in regard to the threat by a residence hall staff member who had been notified about the threat by another student.
For more information contact Ceal Potts, communications specialist at º£½ÇÉçÇøCI, 805-437-8940 or 805-889-8389 Joanna Murphy, assistant director of communication and marketing at º£½ÇÉçÇøCI, 805-437-8915.
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