{
  "id": 14049007,
  "title": "Student Suspended After Teachers Discover Death Note Notebook, Sparking Police Investigation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/student-suspended-after-teachers-discover-death-note-notebook",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T19:56:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/student-suspended-after-teachers-discover-death-note-notebook-sparking-police-investigation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A student at Chocksett Middle School in Sterling, Massachusetts discovered a Death Note notebook containing names of classmates written on it. The incident occurred on September 30, around 4pm, when staff found the notebook at the end of the school day. School officials interviewed the notebook's owner and other students, concluding that the notebook did not pose a legitimate threat. Principal Tina Boss addressed the school community in a letter, stating that \"the notebook and its contents were not intended as a threat toward the school or any particular student,\" and that \"there is no indication that the notebook or its contents were intended as a threat.\" Despite the conclusion, the Sterling Police Department maintained a presence at the school on October 6 and said they would do so as deemed appropriate. A mother of one of the affected students expressed concern on social media, claiming that the student should not be allowed to return to the same classroom as the child whose name appeared in the notebook. This is not the first time a Death Note notebook has caused such an incident; in September 2024, a homemade version at an Ohio school also led to calls for further action.",
  "summary": "A student at a Massachusetts middle school found herself at the center of a police investigation after administrators discovered her Death Note notebook.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}