Boys who made 'How to kill your teacher' video say it was a joke

Mounties investigated a video titled 'How to kill your teacher' that was posted to YouTube on Jan. 12.

CASTLEGAR, B.C. -- Two boys who made an online video titled "How to Kill Your Teacher" have told police in Castlegar, B.C., that it was intended as a joke.

RCMP say they've ensured that the 11- and 13-year-olds know that anyone who considers themselves a target of such a video may take it very differently.

Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff says police have also spoken with the boys' parents and school officials to try and understand why they created the video, which shows them holding toy guns and referring to a Ms. D.

Postnikoff says charges will not be pursued due to the boys' young ages, but other measures are being used to ensure they don't repeat their inappropriate behaviour.

Greg Luterbach, superintendent of the Kootenay-Columbia School District, says officials are working with police and other agencies, which may include the Children's Ministry, to conduct a violence-risk assessment.

Police in Nanaimo were initially notified about the video after a Florida radio host saw it and called the city's newspaper, but its origin was then traced to Castlegar.