Heated confrontation involving Columbus officer, Middle school principal over a possible bomb threat

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Columbus, OH - An officer body-camera video is making the rounds on social media following a heated confrontation between Columbus police and a middle school principal.

CPD officers responded to a call about a possible bomb threat at Ridgeview Middle School on March 13 after being contacted by a safety and security officer.

During the encounter, a school secretary expressed reluctance in letting the officers into the school.

One of the officers at one point said, "I'm here on official police business," but still, the secretary wouldn't let them past the front office.

At one point principal Natalie James, comes into the office, telling officers "I follow district protocol, and the only reason, let's be honest, I do not feel comfortable even interacting with you," James can be heard on the body-camera video telling officers the only reason she came into the office was because something was going on.

James also cited "district protocol" as a reason why she wouldn't let the officers into the school to investigate the threat.

"What was most concerning is she kept stating her protocols says you cannot come in," said Fraternal Order of Police President Brian Steel. "That is not protocol."

Steel sent a letter to Columbus City Schools Superintendent Dr. Angela Chapman and Columbus Education Association President John Coneglio, calling James' behavior "deeply disturbing."

"What concerns me most is her repeated reference to 'following district protocol' when engaging with officers actively investigating a dispatch call regarding a threat to student and staff safety," Steel wrote in the letter.