Authorities say a mother got so angry when told that her daughter had failed a New York state exam that she threatened to bomb the school.
Karen Shearon pleaded not guilty when she was arraigned Friday on a misdemeanor aggravated harassment charge.
A court complaint says the 48-year-old told a Staten Island high school guidance counselor Tuesday she was "going to blow up the school."
She says a school representative called her at work repeatedly that day.
"I never made such a phone call," she told the Staten Island Advance. "If I was so dangerous and I said such a threat like that, wouldn't you evacuate the school?"
© Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.