Jamestown Schools Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker, middle, is pictured during Tuesday’s school board meeting. P-J photo by Eric Tichy

Jamestown Public School officials are continuing to review actions by a student after the district learned of messages and video that alluded to a potential threat to an elementary school.

Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker briefly discussed the incident, brought to the district’s attention late Sunday and involved Ring Elementary School. Specifics regarding what the messages contained or who they were directed at were not released, but were reportedly sent by a fourth grade student.

After learning of the messages, the school district contacted the Jamestown Police Department. An investigation found there were no credible threats to the elementary school or any individuals, JPS noted in a statement issued Sunday night.

“We continue to proactively communicate with the Jamestown Police Department, who has been an essential partner in this process, as we both continue to monitor this situation,” JPS said.

During a meeting of the Jamestown Public School Board on Tuesday, a parent questioned why more information on the student has not been released.

Whitaker said the district is prohibited from releasing certain information when it comes to students.

“One of the things that’s important to understand about some of the frustrations that we’ve heard is that there’s a federal law that requires privacy when it comes to student records and student information,” he said. “So, for an example, a disciplinary matter relating to a school incident, the school is not allowed to disclose what happened. And that has led to understandable frustration if you’re unaware of this. We would love to calm fears by releasing information but that is illegal — that is not something that we’re allowed to do.”

Discovery of the messages, which led to an increased police presence at the school Monday, comes after reports of a suspicious male resulted in two schools briefly entering a lockout. No threats to the schools were verified.

Addressing the recent incident, Whitaker said the district remained “committed to safety.”

He added, “We remain committed to parents and kids at Ring and at all our schools.”

Schools across the country have been on heightened alert following last month’s mass shooting at a Texas school.

Regarding the threatening messages, Whitaker said the district was in the “process of debriefing the situation,” which will include Brad Meyers, the district’s public safety officer and former chief of the Fredonia Police Department. Part of the debriefing will include what “strategies and systems” to use to be more efficient in the future.

Whitaker said a new school resource officer, slated to begin work in the fall in the elementary buildings, was present Monday at Ring Elementary School.

“They are highly trained and highly skilled,” the superintendent said of SROs.