B.C. Mounties have spoken with two young boys seen jokingly describing different ways to kill a teacher in an unsettling YouTube video.
Shooting with guns, beating with books, and strangling with elastic bands are among the different methods discussed in the clip, which was uploaded on Jan. 12 and titled “How to kill your teacher.”
The unidentified stars appear about 10 or 11 years old.
Teachers and police in B.C. were alerted about the video in part because one of the boys wears a Vancouver Canucks sweatshirt, and on Wednesday school officials confirmed the RCMP had found and contacted two students from Castlegar.
“We are working with the local RCMP to help in their investigation into the matter,” said Greg Luterbach, District 20 Superintendent.
“At the same time we’ve started our own violence or at-risk assessment into the matter, which will determine where we go from here.”
Mounties said the boys aren't facing any charges because of their age.
West Vancouver child therapist Alyson Jones said the boys still need a lesson about the consequences of their actions.
“My sense wasn’t that these children were making a serious threat,” Jones said. “But they need an understanding that what you say and what you do has a consequence.”
Jones said it’s natural for boys to test limits, but some of the more aggressive parts of the video suggest the students may have real anger and frustration toward some of their teachers.
“They’re probably good boys but they need some help. They need some assistance,” she said.
The video has been removed from YouTube.
With files from CTV Vancouver’s St. John Alexander and The Canadian Press
