Kettering police monitored the issue, but no incident report was filed, according to Lt. Ryan Vandegrift.
“Our involvement was simply maintaining peace and order,” Vandegrift said in an email. “Emotions can flare during these types of situations, and we wanted to do whatever we could to avoid escalation.”
School district officials said they became aware of the issue about 7:30 a.m., and the man moved across the street around 7:55 a.m.
“Using a bullhorn, the individual made comments that, while difficult to hear clearly, did not appear to contain any direct threats to the physical safety of our staff and students,” McCarty-Stewart’s message states.
Multiple parents and others posting about the incident on social media said the man was telling students they would go to hell for various behaviors.
“The Kettering police, our school resource officer, and school and district administrators were on-site and actively monitoring the situation,” McCarty-Stewart said in her message. “We understand that this incident may have caused disruption and emotional distress for some of our staff and students.”
“The safety and well-being of our students remain our top priority, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely,” she added. “We commend our students for their maturity and composure as they entered FHS this morning.”
In October 2023, Fairmont was among several Dayton-area schools in which a Dayton man sought to enter to record video and ask questions.
After being given a copy of the Kettering school board policy allowing FHS Principal Karyn Denslow the power to prohibit someone from entering school property, he refused to leave, leading to the Kettering police school resource officer’s involvement.
The man “ultimately left the property without any further protest,” according to police.
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