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Triad Moms Want Higher or No Bond For People Charged With School Threats

A Walkertown mom is making it her mission to keep kids safe in school. It's a mission a lot of other parents are getting behind and it's one that hits really close to home.

WALKERTOWN, N.C. (WFMY) -- A Walkertown mom is making it her mission to keep kids safe in school. It's a mission a lot of other parents are getting behind and it's one that hits really close to home.

This week, police arrested a 21-year-old who they say threatened to shoot up her child's school.

"Our children's lives are at stake for no reason," says Lisa Uber, who has a 3rd grader in Walkertown. "It's not only my child, it's every single child that are in these schools. They should be able to go to school and be safe. They should be able to go to school and learn, not be on lockdown because someone could go shoot the school."

For Lisa, the problem goes beyond the threat to the justice system. In the Walkertown school shooting threats, Winston-Salem police arrested Dennis Maldonado, 21, and charged him with Making A False Report Concerning Mass Violence On Educational Property, a Class H Felony. He's being held in the Forsyth County Detention Center on a $10,000 bond.

Lisa thinks this number is too low. She's worried he could bond out, leave and carry out that potential threat: shooting kids at school.

When a judge sets a bond amount, they go by a set of guidelines. In this case, Maldonado is charged with a Class H Felony, which puts bond anywhere between $2,000 - $15,000.

Lisa is hoping to change the rules by getting people to sign a petition to increase bond rates and punishments for those who threaten schools. She and a group of parents were at the Town Center Park in Walkertown and the Forsyth County Hall of Justice, Friday collecting signatures. She's hoping to get 100,000 and pass the petition on to lawmakers or wherever it needs to go to make a difference.

"I want to be seen, I want to be heard," she says. "I want people to know that Walkertown is standing up. We are doing what we can to get the laws changed to protect our children and everybody else's children."

If you are interested in connecting with Lisa, you can reach out to her on Facebook or send her an email at paytoplay29@yahoo.com.

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