Earlier today a reader, who wishes to remain anonymous, wrote in about an alleged “very serious incident of harassment and bullying” that occurred on Queen Anne Ave N. between middle school students from McClure and St. Anne School last Wednesday, October 28. Obviously concerned over the nature of the event, they wrote in to both communicate the situation to the community and ask for support from neighbors and business owners on Upper Queen Anne. Although they had only “anecdotal details,” the tipster wrote that they would like to see more community involvement in issues of violence in the neighborhood, especially among youth. They wrote,

My hope is that QA merchants can band together to report violence immediately to the police to keep the peace along the retail stretch as well as in our neighborhood in general.

At this time the specific details of the incident are not yet clear. I contacted the principals of both schools, but was met with little information. “The incident is over – I have no comment,” wrote Principal Pat Durand from the St. Anne School in an email earlier today, referring me to the Seattle Police Department “Safety Outreach Program,” though there is no readily available information on this program online.

Our anonymous tipster wrote,

Maybe the parents involved might comment as well. I just feel like this is a community issue that we all are responsible for.

If anyone has any information on the event, or community resources for families and residents involved in future incidents of this kind, please email us at tips@queenanneview.com.