BMS student investigated for Snapchat post

A Blaine Middle School student is out of school and being investigated by the Blaine Police Department after posting an image to the social media app Snapchat that could be interpreted as a threat.

The student posted an image of a character from the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” children’s book series holding a rifle with the text “enough is enough.” The image is likely one the student found online rather than created, Blaine school district superintendent Ron Spanjer said.

The image was meant to look like the cover of a book titled “Enough is Enough.”

“Enough is Enough” isn’t an actual book in the Wimpy Kid series, which is about a middle schooler struggling to fit in, but a meme that has circulated online.

The Blaine Police Department encountered the image early on June 10, according to an announcement made that morning on the school district’s website. The student won’t return to school until after an “extended investigation,” the website said.

“We are always going to err on the side of extreme caution and safety in these situations,” Spanjer said. “Yes, every student is entitled to an education but we are always going to make sure we fully understand the context and nature of something of this magnitude.”