by Trevor Hass
Sports Reporter
The ISD 728 administrative team and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office are working together after an incident was reported at Deep Portage Learning Center on Thursday, Dec. 17, the district said in a release Friday.
Authorities were contacted after Zimmerman students on a field trip reported suspicious activity on campus Wednesday, Dec. 16. In the release, Principal Marco Voce told parents that an “unknown adult male” entered the students’ room for a short time that night.
Zimmerman staff notified the Cass County Sheriff’s Department, who immediately opened an investigation and have conducted numerous interviews, per the release. Tony Cyr, deputy of the department, is conducting the investigation, and a clinical social worker and other staff members are with Voce on the site investigating.
Several additional personnel – including Superintendent Mark Bezek, Assistant Superintendent Jana Hennen-Burr and Manager of Prevention Safety and Grants Judy Johnson – are also involved to support the students, Voce said.
Bezek spoke with parents and guardians of the students Friday afternoon, and Voce said the safety and security of all students continues to be their highest priority.