Armed Queens teens invaded South High

Junior suspended feared for his safety, father blames school

“He was terrorized,” Rodriguez said. “He still is terrorized. He cannot sleep. This kid needs help.”

Immediate eforts to reach Rodriguez for further comment were unavailing.

During the hearing, the student said he escorted three of the teenagers into the locker room. He said during the hearing he did not notify a teacher because of the violent threats made by the trespassers and did not think teachers would take them seriously.

“I just felt like I didn’t want to put my own safety on the line because they were sitting right next to me,” the student said. “And when they said they have weapons and they were going to use it on me if I told anybody, I didn’t want to say anything. I kept my mouth shut.”

The student said he skipped his Spanish class after the lunch period ended in fear of what the trespassers would do. He also reiterated during the hearing that he did not know the teenagers “were from Flushing to begin with,” according to the transcript.

“I never knew these kids from Flushing. I never knew their names,” he said.