NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) – A heightened security presence was on hand at Neenah High School Thursday.
Governor Scott Walker stopped at the school to discuss education funding in his proposed state budget, amidst the ongoing manhunt for Joseph Jakubowski, who is suspected of stealing firearms from a Janesville gun store and has expressed anger toward politicians.
Despite hundreds of tips, police are unaware of Jakubowski’s whereabouts.
Until Jakubowski is in custody, the governor is not sending out advanced notice of his schedule or mailing personal notifications.
Walker says it is “not so much for me but for others. I don’t want to put anybody else at risk.”
That message apparently did not resonate with all students.
Despite school officials sending out emails last night that explained a heightened security presence and stated there were no known threats, there were roughly 100 more student absences than normal on Thursday.
Though not all students were scared away.
Senior Lydia Engelbreth feels “we have a good system here at school, you can only come through one door, there’s checkpoints throughout the building. I felt safe here and don’t really feel there is a huge target on my back.”
