Graduate's claims of school shooting at Dallas High School debunked
DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A graduate of Dallas High School was seen in a video online falsely claiming he lost his brother and best friend in a school shooting in Dallas in 2017.
While speaking at a Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action rally earlier this year in Frankfort, Kentucky, Calvin Polachek, a 2020 graduate of Dallas High School claimed he was a survivor of a deadly shooting that took place at the school. That shooting never happened.
The February rally took place in the state capital where gun safety advocates demanded changes in Kentucky's gun laws.
That video of Polachek aired on WDKY and appeared on their website. The story has since been removed.
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Once the video circulated, the school district released a statement confirming there was no shooting at the Dallas School District.
The District is aware of a video clip and accompanying article that appears to depict a former Dallas student speaking about a school shooting at Dallas in 2017.Thankfully, that never happened.The discussion on the clip about Dallas and school violence is not factually accurate.Our District Solicitor is supporting an investigation and communication regarding the circulating clip.
Dallas School District
It is unclear how Polachek was selected to be a speaker at the event. We will have more on this story on later editions of 28/22 News.
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